McDonald · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McDonald in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 24 freedmen

24 freedmen named McDonald registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Freestone County (4), Austin County (2) and Burleson County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McDonalds registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McDonald registered, on the 1870 county map
24
Freedmen
16
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McDonalds registered

Texas counties where the McDonalds registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County417%
Austin County28%
Burleson County28%
Fort Bend County28%
McLennan County28%
Wharton County28%
Anderson County14%
Bastrop County14%
Bowie County14%
Colorado County14%
DeWitt County14%
Galveston County14%
Grayson County14%
Hopkins County14%
Leon County14%
Walker County14%

Where the McDonalds were born

Birthplaces the McDonalds reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama638%
Tennessee425%
North Carolina213%
South Carolina213%
Louisiana16%
Mississippi16%

When the McDonalds reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McDonalds
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
9
1860s
14

Variations of McDonald

Every McDonald in the register

The McDonalds in the register, 1 to 24 of 24
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron McDonaldWalker CountyTennessee1865
Adam McDonaldDeWitt County1853
Albert McDonaldBowie CountyMississippi1867
Anderson McDonaldFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Anderson McDonaldFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Archy McDonaldWharton County1866
Armstead McDonaldAnderson CountyTennessee1850
Charles McDonaldGrayson CountyAlabama1857
Daniel McDonaldFreestone CountySouth Carolina1867
David McDonaldMcLennan County1866
Dick McDonaldFort Bend County1850
Edward McDonaldFort Bend CountyAlabama1852
Emanuel McDonaldAustin CountySouth Carolina1864
Henry McDonaldBastrop CountyTennessee1849
John McDonaldAustin CountyAlabama1859
John McDonaldHopkins CountyNorth Carolina1859
Louis McDonaldWharton County1866
Reuben McDonaldLeon CountyTennessee1857
Robert McDonaldBurleson County1865
Robert McDonaldBurleson CountyLouisiana1854
Tarlton McDonaldColorado CountyNorth Carolina1860
Thomas McDonaldFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Warren McDonaldMcLennan County1866
Wm McDonaldGalveston County

McDonald genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McDonald in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 4 of the 24, Austin County 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 look under Mc Donald as well.

Where did the McDonalds in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (6), Tennessee (4) and North Carolina (2) 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 McDonald?

Freestone County (4), Austin County (2), Burleson County (2). In all, 24 registered across 16 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 McDonald appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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