Mc Crae · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mc Crae in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Mc Crae registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (1) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mc Craes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mc Crae registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mc Craes registered

Texas counties where the Mc Craes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County150%
Brazos County150%

Where the Mc Craes were born

Birthplaces the Mc Craes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Mc Craes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mc Craes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Mc Crae in the register

The Mc Craes in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John Mc CraeBrazos County1859
Michael Mc. CraeBrazoria CountyTennessee1849

Mc Crae genealogy in Texas

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

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 1 of the 2, 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Mc Craes in Texas come from?

They reported 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 Mc Crae?

Brazoria County (1), Brazos County (1). In all, 2 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 Crae appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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