Mc Coy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mc Coy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Mc Coy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mc Coys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mc Coy registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mc Coys registered

Texas counties where the Mc Coys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County3100%

When the Mc Coys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mc Coys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Mc Coy in the register

The Mc Coys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Brow Mc CoyBrazos County1851
James Mc CoyBrazos County1854
Ransom Mc CoyBrazos County1865

Mc Coy genealogy in Texas

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

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 3 of the 3. 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Mc Coy?

Brazos County (3). In all, 3 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 Mc Coy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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