McFarland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McFarland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named McFarland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (1), Bell County (1) and Bowie County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McFarlands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McFarland registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
6
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McFarlands registered

Texas counties where the McFarlands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County117%
Bell County117%
Bowie County117%
Caldwell County117%
Gonzales County117%
Harrison County117%

Where the McFarlands were born

Birthplaces the McFarlands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama250%
Kentucky250%

When the McFarlands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McFarlands
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
3
1860s
2

Every McFarland in the register

The McFarlands in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dick McFarlandBell County1856
Gilead McFarlandBastrop CountyKentucky1861
Isaac McFarlandBowie CountyKentucky1849
Jesse McFarlandCaldwell CountyAlabama1866
Silas McFarlandHarrison CountyAlabama1858
William McFarlandGonzales County1857

McFarland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McFarland in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 6, Bell 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 McFarlands in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and Kentucky (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 McFarland?

Bastrop County (1), Bell County (1), Bowie County (1). In all, 6 registered across 6 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 McFarland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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