McCracken · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCracken in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named McCracken registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wilson County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1857.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCrackens registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCracken registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1857
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McCrackens registered

Texas counties where the McCrackens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wilson County6100%

Where the McCrackens were born

Birthplaces the McCrackens reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi467%
North Carolina117%
Tennessee117%

When the McCrackens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCrackens
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
6

Every McCracken in the register

The McCrackens in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Caesar McCrackenWilson CountyNorth Carolina1857
Caesar Henry McCrackenWilson CountyTennessee1857
Joseph McCrackenWilson CountyMississippi1857
Lawrence McCrackenWilson CountyMississippi1857
Levi McCrackenWilson CountyMississippi1857
Monroe McCrackenWilson CountyMississippi1857

McCracken genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCracken in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wilson County holds 6 of the 6. 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 McCrackens in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (4), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (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 McCracken?

Wilson County (6). In all, 6 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 McCracken appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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