McCarty · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCarty in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named McCarty registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Colorado County (1), Falls County (1) and Fort Bend County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCartys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCarty registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
7
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McCartys registered

Texas counties where the McCartys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County114%
Falls County114%
Fort Bend County114%
Goliad County114%
Leon County114%
Refugio County114%
Walker County114%

Where the McCartys were born

Birthplaces the McCartys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia3100%

When the McCartys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCartys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every McCarty in the register

The McCartys in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram McCartyFalls County
Jefferson McCartyRefugio County
Jimbo McCartyGoliad County1855
John McCartyFort Bend County1866
John McCartyWalker CountyVirginia
Lewis McCartyLeon CountyVirginia1857
William McCartyColorado CountyVirginia1856

McCarty genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCarty in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 7, Falls 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 McCartys in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3) 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 McCarty?

Colorado County (1), Falls County (1), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 7 registered across 7 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 McCarty appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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