McLennan County, Texas: freedmen, slavery and the 1867 voter registration

When they arrived in Texas

Decade each registrant reported arriving in Texas, as recorded in McLennan County.

Surnames of freedmen in McLennan County

• Johnson 27
• Williams 24
• Smith 21
• Jones 18
• Taylor 18
• Brown 14
• Scott 14
• Thomas 14
• Walker 13
• Anderson 11
• Jackson 10
• Robinson 10
• Harrison 9
• Thompson 9
• Alexander 8
• Davis 8
• Evans 8
• Cooper 7
• Lewis 7
• Mason 7
• Sparks 7
• Willis 7
• Berry 6
• Crane 6
• Downs 6

McLennan County genealogy: search the register by name

The first 50 names in the McLennan County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.

Search McLennan County freedmen records by name

Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The 1860 population figures come from Population of the United States in 1860, printed by the Census Office in 1864. McLennan County's entries fill 58 pages of the handwritten register. Race was recorded for part of the statewide register, so the freedmen count is the number identified.

Questions about the McLennan County records

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