McLamore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McLamore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named McLamore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Shelby County (4), Hopkins County (3) and Tarrant County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Missouri. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McLamores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McLamore registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McLamores registered

Texas counties where the McLamores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Shelby County450%
Hopkins County338%
Tarrant County113%

Where the McLamores were born

Birthplaces the McLamores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama563%
Georgia113%
Missouri113%
Texas113%

When the McLamores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McLamores
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
1
1860s
3

Every McLamore in the register

The McLamores in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amon McLamoreShelby CountyAlabama1847
Calvin McLamoreHopkins CountyAlabama1862
Felix McLamoreShelby CountyMissouri1847
Harrison McLamoreHopkins CountyAlabama1864
Martin McLamoreShelby CountyAlabama1840
Nat McLamoreTarrant CountyGeorgia1852
Walden McLamoreShelby CountyTexas1846
Wesley McLamoreHopkins CountyAlabama1863

McLamore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McLamore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Shelby County holds 4 of the 8, Hopkins 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 McLamores in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (5), Georgia (1) and Missouri (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McLamore?

Shelby County (4), Hopkins County (3), Tarrant County (1). In all, 8 registered across 3 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 McLamore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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