McDonal · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McDonal in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McDonal registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Galveston County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McDonals registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McDonal registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McDonals registered

Texas counties where the McDonals registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Galveston County150%

When the McDonals reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McDonals
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Variations of McDonal

Every McDonal in the register

The McDonals in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry McDonalGalveston County1846
Kit McDonalFalls County

McDonal genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McDonal in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 look under McDonald as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McDonal?

Falls County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 2 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 McDonal appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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