Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Murphy, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Murphy registered to vote in Colorado County on July 18, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 1 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
William Murphy
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Murphy
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsWilliam Murphy reported 6 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Murphy in Colorado County
- Alexander Murphyborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
- David Murphyborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1860
- Lewis Murphyborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
- Titus 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 13 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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