Menard County, Texas · 1867 voter registration

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

Slavery in Menard County

1 man who registered to vote in Menard County between 1867 and 1870 is named in the register. 1 reported reaching Texas before 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Menard County highlighted
Menard County on the 1870 county map
10 years
Median time in Texas

When they arrived in Texas

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

Reported arrival decades for Menard County registrants
DecadeRegistrants
1850s
1

Surnames of freedmen in Menard County

Menard County genealogy: search the register by name

The first 1 names in the Menard County register, alphabetically. Each opens a search for that name.

Menard County registrants, by surname
NameBirthplaceArrivedGap
Menard, RexUnited States18578

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Sources and county history

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Menard County was formed out of Bexar County by 1860.

Questions about the Menard County records

How do I find African American ancestors in Menard County, Texas?

Search the Menard County records by surname, then open the entry to read the original handwritten register page. Each entry gives the man's name, his birthplace and the year he reached Texas. Spellings vary, so try the sound of a name as well as its spelling, and names appear in the order men came to register, so a family can sit pages apart.

Keep looking

Counties that share a boundary history with Menard County: Bexar County.

For African American genealogy beyond Menard County, browse the register by birthplace, search it by name or follow the migration map.

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