McCrea · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McCrea in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McCrea registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McCreas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McCrea registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McCreas registered

Texas counties where the McCreas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County2100%

Where the McCreas were born

Birthplaces the McCreas reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the McCreas reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McCreas
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every McCrea in the register

The McCreas in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Madiken McCreaFort Bend County1867
Moodikin McCreaFort Bend CountyVirginia1865

McCrea genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McCrea in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 2. 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 McCreas in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 McCrea?

Fort Bend County (2). In all, 2 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 McCrea appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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