McCall · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCall in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named McCall registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2), Galveston County (1) and San Augustine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCalls registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCall registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McCalls registered

Texas counties where the McCalls registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County250%
Galveston County125%
San Augustine County125%

Where the McCalls were born

Birthplaces the McCalls reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
South Carolina133%

When the McCalls reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCalls
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every McCall in the register

The McCalls in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel McCallGalveston County1864
Duncan McCallWalker CountyAlabama1847
Jack McCallSan Augustine CountySouth Carolina1866
Willace McCallWalker CountyAlabama1855

McCall genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCall in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 2 of the 4, Galveston 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 McCalls in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and South 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 McCall?

Walker County (2), Galveston County (1), San Augustine County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 McCall appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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