McKellar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKellar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named McKellar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (3). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKellars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKellar registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McKellars registered

Texas counties where the McKellars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County3100%

When the McKellars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKellars
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
3

Every McKellar in the register

The McKellars in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Daniel McKellarGonzales County1852
Duncan McKellarGonzales County1852
Tobe McKellarGonzales County1854

McKellar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKellar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 3 of the 3. 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 McKellar?

Gonzales County (3). In all, 3 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 McKellar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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