McDuffee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McDuffee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McDuffee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1) and Comal 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 McDuffees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McDuffee registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McDuffees registered

Texas counties where the McDuffees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County150%
Comal County150%

Where the McDuffees were born

Birthplaces the McDuffees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the McDuffees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McDuffees
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every McDuffee in the register

The McDuffees in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John Summers Ames McDuffeeComal CountySouth Carolina1853
L. McDuffeeBurleson County1858

McDuffee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McDuffee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 2, Comal 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 McDuffees 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 McDuffee?

Burleson County (1), Comal 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 McDuffee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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