McCane · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCane in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named McCane registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (1), Goliad County (1) and McLennan County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCanes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCane registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McCanes registered

Texas counties where the McCanes registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County133%
Goliad County133%
McLennan County133%

Where the McCanes were born

Birthplaces the McCanes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the McCanes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCanes
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every McCane in the register

The McCanes in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nat McCaneMcLennan County1866
Samuel McCaneGoliad County1843
William McCaneFayette CountyMississippi1854

McCane genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCane in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 1 of the 3, Goliad 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 McCanes in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 McCane?

Fayette County (1), Goliad County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 3 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 McCane appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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