McConan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McConan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named McConan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McConans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McConan registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McConans registered

Texas counties where the McConans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County3100%

Where the McConans were born

Birthplaces the McConans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky133%
Tennessee133%
Texas133%

When the McConans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McConans
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Every McConan in the register

The McConans in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin McConanWalker CountyKentucky
Samuel McConanWalker CountyTennessee
William McConanWalker CountyTexas

McConan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McConan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 3 of the 3. 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 McConans in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1), Tennessee (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 McConan?

Walker County (3). In all, 3 registered across 1 Texas county 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 McConan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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