McGee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McGee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named McGee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in DeWitt County (2), Fayette County (2) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McGees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McGee registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
6
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McGees registered

Texas counties where the McGees registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County225%
Fayette County225%
Dallas County113%
Hopkins County113%
Madison County113%
Walker County113%

Where the McGees were born

Birthplaces the McGees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia350%
Alabama117%
North Carolina117%
Texas117%

When the McGees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McGees
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
4

Every McGee in the register

The McGees in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Adam McGeeMadison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Armstead McGeeDeWitt County1846
Frank McGeeDeWitt County1848
Haywood McGeeHopkins CountyTexas1847
John D. McGeeWalker CountyVirginia1859
Mat McGeeFayette CountyAlabama1859
Nelson McGeeFayette CountyVirginia1859
Urm. McGeeDallas CountyVirginia1857

McGee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McGee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 2 of the 8, Fayette County 2. 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 McGees in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (3), Alabama (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McGee?

DeWitt County (2), Fayette County (2), Dallas County (1). In all, 8 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 McGee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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