McKinzie · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McKinzie in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McKinzie registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (1) and Denton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McKinzies registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McKinzie registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McKinzies registered

Texas counties where the McKinzies registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County150%
Denton County150%

Where the McKinzies were born

Birthplaces the McKinzies reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina2100%

When the McKinzies reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McKinzies
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every McKinzie in the register

The McKinzies in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jack McKinzieDenton CountySouth Carolina1858
Lewis McKinzieAustin CountySouth Carolina1852

McKinzie genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McKinzie in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 1 of the 2, Denton 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 McKinzies in Texas come from?

They reported South Carolina (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 McKinzie?

Austin County (1), Denton 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 McKinzie appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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