McAfee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McAfee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named McAfee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Lavaca County (2) and Madison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McAfees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McAfee registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McAfees registered

Texas counties where the McAfees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Lavaca County267%
Madison County133%

Where the McAfees were born

Birthplaces the McAfees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the McAfees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McAfees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
1

Every McAfee in the register

The McAfees in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham McAfeeLavaca County1847
Berry McAfeeLavaca County1847
Jack McAfeeMadison CountyVirginia1859

McAfee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McAfee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Lavaca County holds 2 of the 3, Madison 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 McAfees in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 McAfee?

Lavaca County (2), Madison County (1). In all, 3 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 McAfee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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