McKee · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKee in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named McKee registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2), Cooke County (1) and Hays County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKees registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKee registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McKees registered

Texas counties where the McKees registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County250%
Cooke County125%
Hays County125%

Where the McKees were born

Birthplaces the McKees reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi2100%

When the McKees reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKees
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every McKee in the register

The McKees in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander McKeeGalveston County1865
Elbert McKeeHays CountyMississippi
Henry C. McKeeCooke CountyMississippi1852
Wm McKeeGalveston County1866

McKee genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKee in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 4, Cooke 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 McKees in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 McKee?

Galveston County (2), Cooke County (1), Hays County (1). In all, 4 registered across 3 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 McKee appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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