McKinney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKinney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 19 freedmen

19 freedmen named McKinney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Grayson County (6), Walker County (3) and Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Mississippi and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKinneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKinney registered, on the 1870 county map
19
Freedmen
9
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McKinneys registered

Texas counties where the McKinneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County632%
Walker County316%
Brazoria County211%
Fort Bend County211%
Galveston County211%
Gonzales County15%
Guadalupe County15%
Hardin County15%
Johnson County15%

Where the McKinneys were born

Birthplaces the McKinneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas643%
Mississippi214%
Virginia214%
Alabama17%
Arkansas17%
North Carolina17%
South Carolina17%

When the McKinneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKinneys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
8
1850s
5
1860s
6

Every McKinney in the register

The McKinneys in the register, 1 to 19 of 19
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. McKinneyGrayson CountyTexas1846
Daniel McKinneyGonzales County1854
Daniel McKinneyGuadalupe CountyMississippi1866
Harrison McKinneyGrayson CountyTexas1846
Jackson McKinneyWalker CountyVirginia1857
James McKinneyBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1841
James W. McKinneyBrazoria CountyTexas1841
Jerry McKinneyGrayson CountyTexas1846
John McKinneyGrayson CountyArkansas1849
Lewis McKinneyFort Bend County1863
Littleton McKinneyWalker CountyVirginia1859
Madison McKinneyGalveston County1866
Madison McKinneyWalker CountySouth Carolina1864
Mark McKinneyFort Bend County1862
Micager McKinneyGrayson CountyTexas1846
Nathaniel McKinneyGrayson CountyTexas1846
Peter McKinneyJohnson CountyMississippi1857
Robert McKinneyHardin CountyAlabama1855
Sanford McKinneyGalveston County

McKinney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKinney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson County holds 6 of the 19, Walker County 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.

Where did the McKinneys in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (6), Mississippi (2) and Virginia (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 McKinney?

Grayson County (6), Walker County (3), Brazoria County (2). In all, 19 registered across 9 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 McKinney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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