McCaine · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCaine in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McCaine registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Newton County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCaines registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCaine registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McCaines registered

Texas counties where the McCaines registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County2100%

Where the McCaines were born

Birthplaces the McCaines reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi150%
North Carolina150%

When the McCaines reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCaines
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every McCaine in the register

The McCaines in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Frank McCaineNewton CountyNorth Carolina1854
Samuel McCaineNewton CountyMississippi1859

McCaine genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCaine in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton 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.

Where did the McCaines in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 McCaine?

Newton 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 McCaine appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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