McFerson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McFerson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named McFerson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McFersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McFerson registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McFersons registered

Texas counties where the McFersons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the McFersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McFersons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every McFerson in the register

The McFersons in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert McFersonGalveston County1866

McFerson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McFerson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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 McFerson?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 McFerson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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