Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Edward Murry, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Edward Murry registered to vote in Walker County on August 3, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.

Born in Louisiana, registered in Walker County, Texas

Louisiana
Birthplace: 15 years
In Texas: 15 years
In the county: about 1852
Reached Texas

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Edward Murry

Texas

Name: Edward Murry
Place of birth: Louisiana
County of registration: Walker County
Precinct: 4
Registered: August 3, 1867
Years in Texas: 15 years
Years in Walker County: 15 years
Years in the precinct: 15 years
Signature, as written: "Edward his X mark Norry"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Murry in Walker County

Abram Murryborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
Andrew Murryborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
Austin Murryborn in Texas
George Murryborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
Hult Murryborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1838

Murrys elsewhere in Texas

All 14 freedmen named Murry 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 5 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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