Mc Kinney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mc Kinney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Mc Kinney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Collin County (3) and Brazos County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mc Kinneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mc Kinney registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Mc Kinneys registered

Texas counties where the Mc Kinneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Collin County375%
Brazos County125%

Where the Mc Kinneys were born

Birthplaces the Mc Kinneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas267%
Louisiana133%

When the Mc Kinneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mc Kinneys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4

Variations of Mc Kinney

Every Mc Kinney in the register

The Mc Kinneys in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben Mc KinneyBrazos County1848
Dock Mc KinneyCollin CountyLouisiana1846
Ja. Mc KinneyCollin CountyTexas1846
Jefferson Mc KinneyCollin CountyTexas1846

Mc Kinney genealogy in Texas

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

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Collin County holds 3 of the 4, 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 look under McKinney and Kinney as well.

Where did the Mc Kinneys in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (2) and Louisiana (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 Kinney?

Collin County (3), Brazos 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 Kinney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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