Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Murphy, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
James Murphy registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
James Murphy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Murphy
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- June 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 2 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsJames Murphy reported 14 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Murphy in Harrison County
- Jessee Murphyborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
- John Murphyborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
- 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 8 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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