McDowel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McDowel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McDowel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1) and Madison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McDowels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McDowel registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McDowels registered

Texas counties where the McDowels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County150%
Madison County150%

Where the McDowels were born

Birthplaces the McDowels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the McDowels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McDowels
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every McDowel in the register

The McDowels in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George McDowelFalls County
George McDowelMadison CountySouth Carolina1853

McDowel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McDowel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 of the 2, Madison 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the McDowels in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 McDowel?

Falls County (1), Madison 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 McDowel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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