McCarthy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCarthy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McCarthy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Denton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Missouri and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCarthys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCarthy registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Missouri
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McCarthys registered

Texas counties where the McCarthys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Denton County150%

Where the McCarthys were born

Birthplaces the McCarthys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Missouri150%
Texas150%

When the McCarthys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCarthys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Variations of McCarthy

Every McCarthy in the register

The McCarthys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isam McCarthyBastrop CountyTexas1846
Lewis McCarthyDenton CountyMissouri1861

McCarthy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCarthy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Denton 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 look under McCarty as well.

Where did the McCarthys in Texas come from?

They reported Missouri (1) and Texas (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 McCarthy?

Bastrop County (1), Denton County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 McCarthy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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