McKinnon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKinnon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McKinnon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKinnons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKinnon registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McKinnons registered

Texas counties where the McKinnons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Fayette County150%

Where the McKinnons were born

Birthplaces the McKinnons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi2100%

When the McKinnons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKinnons
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every McKinnon in the register

The McKinnons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lee McKinnonFayette CountyMississippi1861
R. McKinnonColorado CountyMississippi1860

McKinnon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKinnon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Fayette 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 McKinnons 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 McKinnon?

Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 McKinnon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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