Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Michael McCrae, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Michael McCrae registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 22, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Michael McCrae

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Michael McCrae
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 22, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Brazoria County
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Variations of McCrae

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 27 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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