McKinley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKinley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McKinley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fort Bend County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKinleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKinley registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McKinleys registered

Texas counties where the McKinleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County2100%

When the McKinleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKinleys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every McKinley in the register

The McKinleys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Mills McKinleyFort Bend County1840
Wyatt McKinleyFort Bend County1849

McKinley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKinley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 2 of the 2. 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 McKinley?

Fort Bend County (2). In all, 2 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 McKinley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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