McCrary · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCrary in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named McCrary registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (3) and McLennan County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCrarys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCrary registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McCrarys registered

Texas counties where the McCrarys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County350%
McLennan County350%

Where the McCrarys were born

Birthplaces the McCrarys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama3100%

When the McCrarys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCrarys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every McCrary in the register

The McCrarys in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alvin McCraryFreestone CountyAlabama1857
Ebenezer McCraryMcLennan County1866
Lewis McCraryFreestone CountyAlabama1855
Pleasant McCraryFreestone CountyAlabama1857
Simon McCraryMcLennan County1866
Thomas McCraryMcLennan County1866

McCrary genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCrary in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 3 of the 6, McLennan County 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 McCrarys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 McCrary?

Freestone County (3), McLennan County (3). In all, 6 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 McCrary appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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