Mack · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mack in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 23 freedmen

23 freedmen named Mack registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (9), Harrison County (2) and Wharton County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Georgia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1838.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Macks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mack registered, on the 1870 county map
23
Freedmen
13
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1838
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Macks registered

Where the Macks were born

Birthplaces the Macks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas429%
Georgia321%
Louisiana214%
South Carolina214%
Tennessee214%
Mississippi17%

When the Macks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Macks
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
8
1850s
5
1860s
8

Every Mack in the register

The Macks in the register, 1 to 23 of 23
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew MackCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Charles MackColorado CountyTennessee1859
Charles MackGalveston County1843
Charles MackHarrison CountyGeorgia1863
Charles MackMcLennan County1866
Doctor MackDavis CountyGeorgia1867
Frank MackHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
George MackBosque County1855
Henry MackBrazoria CountyTexas1846
Ike MackCoryell County1866
James MackBrazoria CountyLouisiana1853
Jeff MackBrazoria CountyTexas1848
John MackBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1838
John MackBrazoria CountyTexas1838
Jubiter MackWharton County1866
Louis MackDeWitt County1848
Nelson MackBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Robert MackGonzales County1851
Sam MackFort Bend County1866
Smart MackBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1844
William MackWharton County1866
Zedo MackBrazoria CountyMississippi1843
Zedo MackBrazoria CountyTexas1843

Mack genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mack in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 9 of the 23, Harrison County 2. 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 Macks in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (4), Georgia (3) and Louisiana (2) 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 Mack?

Brazoria County (9), Harrison County (2), Wharton County (2). In all, 23 registered across 13 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 Mack appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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