Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Murry, Walker County, Texas, 1867
George Murry registered to vote in Walker County on August 27, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Walker County
George Murry
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Murry
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Walker County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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
- Edward Murryborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- Hult Murryborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1838
Murrys 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 22 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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