Magee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Magee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Magee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (4), Wood County (2) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Magees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Magee registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Magees registered

Texas counties where the Magees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County457%
Wood County229%
Brazos County114%

Where the Magees were born

Birthplaces the Magees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
Tennessee150%

When the Magees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Magees
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Magee in the register

The Magees in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander MageeBrazos County1859
Elbert MageeFalls County
Eli MageeFalls County
Henry MageeFalls County
Jerry MageeWood CountyMississippi1845
John MageeFalls County
Perry MageeWood CountyTennessee1832

Magee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Magee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 4 of the 7, Wood 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 Magees in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1) and Tennessee (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 Magee?

Falls County (4), Wood County (2), Brazos County (1). In all, 7 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 Magee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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