McGilbery · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McGilbery in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McGilbery registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Madison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McGilberys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McGilbery registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McGilberys registered

Texas counties where the McGilberys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Madison County2100%

Where the McGilberys were born

Birthplaces the McGilberys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2100%

When the McGilberys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McGilberys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every McGilbery in the register

The McGilberys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Isreal McGilberyMadison CountyAlabama1852
William McGilberyMadison CountyAlabama1852

McGilbery genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McGilbery in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Madison County holds 2 of the 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 McGilberys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 McGilbery?

Madison County (2). In all, 2 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 McGilbery appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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