McCalahan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCalahan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named McCalahan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Anderson County and reported North Carolina as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCalahans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCalahan registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McCalahans registered

Texas counties where the McCalahans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County1100%

Where the McCalahans were born

Birthplaces the McCalahans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the McCalahans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCalahans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every McCalahan in the register

The McCalahans in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jospeh McCalahanAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1851

McCalahan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCalahan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 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 McCalahans in Texas come from?

They reported 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 McCalahan?

Anderson County (1). In all, 1 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 McCalahan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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