Mc Donald · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mc Donald in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Mc Donald registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cherokee County (4), Brazos County (2) and Bexar County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mc Donalds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mc Donald registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mc Donalds registered

Texas counties where the Mc Donalds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County457%
Brazos County229%
Bexar County114%

Where the Mc Donalds were born

Birthplaces the Mc Donalds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia120%
Kentucky120%
North Carolina120%
Tennessee120%
Virginia120%

When the Mc Donalds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mc Donalds
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
5

Variations of Mc Donald

Every Mc Donald in the register

The Mc Donalds in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert Mc DonaldCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Czar Mc DonaldBrazos County1863
David Mc DonaldBexar CountyKentucky1852
Franklin Mc DonaldCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
George Mc DonaldCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Jack Mc DonaldBrazos County1855
Robbert Mc DonaldCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866

Mc Donald genealogy in Texas

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

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 4 of the 7, Brazos 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 look under McDonald as well.

Where did the Mc Donalds in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), Kentucky (1) and 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 Donald?

Cherokee County (4), Brazos County (2), Bexar 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 Mc Donald appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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