McGill · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McGill in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named McGill registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fort Bend County, reaching Texas about 1866.

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

Where the McGills registered

Texas counties where the McGills registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County1100%

When the McGills reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McGills
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every McGill in the register

The McGills in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James McGillFort Bend County1866

McGill genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McGill in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend 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 McGill?

Fort Bend 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 McGill appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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