MackDonald · Texas · 1867 voter registration

MackDonald in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named MackDonald registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Bexar County and reported Kentucky as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the MackDonalds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named MackDonald registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the MackDonalds registered

Texas counties where the MackDonalds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County1100%

Where the MackDonalds were born

Birthplaces the MackDonalds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky1100%

When the MackDonalds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the MackDonalds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every MackDonald in the register

The MackDonalds in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah MackDonaldBexar CountyKentucky1854

MackDonald genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named MackDonald in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 1. 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 MackDonalds in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) 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 MackDonald?

Bexar County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 MackDonald appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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