Mc Farland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mc Farland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Mc Farland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1) and Caldwell County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1862.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mc Farlands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mc Farland registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1862
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mc Farlands registered

Texas counties where the Mc Farlands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County150%
Caldwell County150%

Where the Mc Farlands were born

Birthplaces the Mc Farlands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Mc Farlands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mc Farlands
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Variations of Mc Farland

Every Mc Farland in the register

The Mc Farlands in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jesse Mc FarlandCaldwell CountyAlabama1867
Moses Mc FarlandBexar CountyTennessee1862

Mc Farland genealogy in Texas

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

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 2, Caldwell 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 McFarland as well.

Where did the Mc Farlands in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Mc Farland?

Bexar County (1), Caldwell 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 Farland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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