Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Murphy, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Murphy registered to vote in Harrison County on August 10, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
John Murphy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Murphy
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 13 months
- Years in the precinct
- 13 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. Murphy."
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsJohn Murphy reported 7 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Murphy in Harrison County
- James Murphyborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- Jessee Murphyborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
- Nathan Murphyborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1851
Murphys elsewhere in Texas
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 62 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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