McKenzie · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKenzie in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named McKenzie registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Denton County (2), Anderson County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Illinois. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKenzies registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKenzie registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McKenzies registered

Texas counties where the McKenzies registered
CountyFreedmen%
Denton County240%
Anderson County120%
Fayette County120%
Fort Bend County120%

Where the McKenzies were born

Birthplaces the McKenzies reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia250%
Alabama125%
Illinois125%

When the McKenzies reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKenzies
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
3

Every McKenzie in the register

The McKenzies in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Carter McKenzieDenton CountyVirginia1866
G.W. McKenzieDenton CountyIllinois1862
Ison McKenzieFort Bend County1866
Jackson McKenzieAnderson CountyAlabama1843
Sam McKenzieFayette CountyVirginia1842

McKenzie genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKenzie in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Denton County holds 2 of the 5, Anderson 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 McKenzies in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2), Alabama (1) and Illinois (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 McKenzie?

Denton County (2), Anderson County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 5 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 McKenzie appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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