McGraw · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McGraw in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named McGraw registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1), Cameron County (1) and Johnson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McGraws registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McGraw registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McGraws registered

Texas counties where the McGraws registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County125%
Cameron County125%
Johnson County125%
Karnes County125%

Where the McGraws were born

Birthplaces the McGraws reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana125%
Mississippi125%
South Carolina125%
Tennessee125%

When the McGraws reached Texas

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

Every McGraw in the register

The McGraws in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham McGrawKarnes CountyMississippi1856
Daniel McGrawJohnson CountySouth Carolina1861
Gilbert McGrawCameron CountyLouisiana1845
John McGrawAustin CountyTennessee1850

McGraw genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McGraw in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 4, Cameron 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 McGraws in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1), Mississippi (1) and South Carolina (1) 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 McGraw?

Austin County (1), Cameron County (1), Johnson County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 McGraw appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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