Mage · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mage in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Mage registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Brazos County (1) and Collin County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mages registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mage registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mages registered

Texas counties where the Mages registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County133%
Brazos County133%
Collin County133%

Where the Mages were born

Birthplaces the Mages reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Kentucky150%

When the Mages reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mages
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Mage

Every Mage in the register

The Mages in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry MageCollin CountyKentucky1854
Miles MageAnderson CountyAlabama1861
Tom MageBrazos County1847

Mage genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mage in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 3, Brazos County 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 look under Magee as well.

Where did the Mages in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and 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 Mage?

Anderson County (1), Brazos County (1), Collin County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Mage appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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