Mc Bride · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mc Bride in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Mc Bride registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (3) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mc Brides registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mc Bride registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mc Brides registered

Texas counties where the Mc Brides registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County375%
Bexar County125%

Where the Mc Brides were born

Birthplaces the Mc Brides reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the Mc Brides reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mc Brides
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Variations of Mc Bride

Every Mc Bride in the register

The Mc Brides in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Edmmund Mc BrideBexar CountyNorth Carolina1864
George Mc BrideBrazos County1864
James Mc BrideBrazos County1862
John Mc BrideBrazos County1863

Mc Bride genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mc Bride in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 3 of the 4, Bexar 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 McBride as well.

Where did the Mc Brides in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 Mc Bride?

Brazos County (3), Bexar County (1). In all, 4 registered across 2 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 Mc Bride appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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