Murphy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Murphy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 35 freedmen

35 freedmen named Murphy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bowie County (6), Colorado County (5) and Harrison County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Texas and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Murphys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Murphy registered, on the 1870 county map
35
Freedmen
14
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Murphys registered

Texas counties where the Murphys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bowie County617%
Colorado County514%
Harrison County411%
Leon County411%
Walker County39%
Austin County26%
Brazos County26%
Falls County26%
Grayson County26%
Davis County13%
Fort Bend County13%
Freestone County13%
Galveston County13%
Van Zandt County13%

Where the Murphys were born

Birthplaces the Murphys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee724%
Texas621%
Alabama414%
North Carolina414%
Kentucky310%
Virginia310%
Georgia13%
Mississippi13%

When the Murphys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Murphys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
9
1850s
13
1860s
11

Every Murphy in the register

The Murphys in the register, 1 to 35 of 35
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert MurphyBowie CountyNorth Carolina1849
Alexander MurphyColorado CountyTexas1843
Anthony MurphyWalker CountyAlabama
Charles MurphyAustin CountyTexas1847
Czar MurphyFalls County
David MurphyColorado CountyTennessee1860
Dennis MurphyBowie CountyTexas1849
Emanuel MurphyLeon CountyTennessee1859
Erasmus MurphyWalker CountyNorth Carolina1855
George MurphyBowie CountyTexas1849
George MurphyBowie CountyTexas1848
Gilpit MurphyVan Zandt CountyNorth Carolina1866
Harry MurphyFort Bend County1866
Henderson MurphyFalls County
Henry MurphyLeon CountyAlabama
Jack MurphyBrazos County1850
Jacob MurphyGrayson CountyTennessee1859
James MurphyAustin CountyNorth Carolina1855
James MurphyHarrison CountyTennessee1852
Jessee MurphyHarrison CountyVirginia1847
John MurphyBowie CountyGeorgia1864
John MurphyBowie CountyTexas1848
John MurphyHarrison CountyMississippi1859
Lewis MurphyColorado CountyVirginia1860
Nathan MurphyHarrison CountyTennessee1851
Ned MurphyLeon CountyKentucky1864
Richard MurphyGalveston County
Robert MurphyGrayson CountyKentucky1854
Solomon MurphyFreestone CountyAlabama1853
Thomas MurphyBrazos County1842
Titus MurphyColorado CountyTennessee1851
Uriah MurphyDavis CountyAlabama1857
Washington MurphyWalker CountyKentucky
William MurphyColorado CountyTennessee1860
Zacharia MurphyLeon CountyVirginia1853

Murphy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Murphy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 6 of the 35, Colorado County 5. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Murphys in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (7), Texas (6) and Alabama (4) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Murphy?

Bowie County (6), Colorado County (5), Harrison County (4). In all, 35 registered across 14 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Murphy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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