McArthur · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McArthur in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McArthur registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1863.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McArthurs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McArthur registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1863
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McArthurs registered

Texas counties where the McArthurs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County2100%

When the McArthurs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McArthurs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every McArthur in the register

The McArthurs in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Archey McArthurBurleson County1863
William McArthurBurleson County1863

McArthur genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McArthur in Texas?

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

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McArthur?

Burleson County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 McArthur appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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