McClure · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McClure in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named McClure registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (2), Bowie County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McClures registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McClure registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McClures registered

Texas counties where the McClures registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County250%
Bowie County125%
Davis County125%

Where the McClures were born

Birthplaces the McClures reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
South Carolina150%

When the McClures reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McClures
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
2

Every McClure in the register

The McClures in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David McClureGonzales County1843
David McClureGonzales County1848
Robert McClureBowie CountySouth Carolina1866
William McClureDavis CountyKentucky1864

McClure genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McClure in Texas?

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

They reported Kentucky (1) 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 McClure?

Gonzales County (2), Bowie County (1), Davis 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 McClure appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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