McFadden · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McFadden in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McFadden registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

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

Where the McFaddens registered

Texas counties where the McFaddens registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County150%
Gonzales County150%

When the McFaddens reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McFaddens
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every McFadden in the register

The McFaddens in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Eli McFaddenGonzales County1862
John McFaddenFort Bend County1840

McFadden genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McFadden in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 1 of the 2, Gonzales 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McFadden?

Fort Bend County (1), Gonzales 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 McFadden appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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