McLean · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McLean in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named McLean registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Atascosa County (1), Gonzales County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McLeans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McLean registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McLeans registered

Texas counties where the McLeans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Atascosa County133%
Gonzales County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the McLeans were born

Birthplaces the McLeans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana150%
Mississippi150%

When the McLeans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McLeans
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every McLean in the register

The McLeans in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin McLeanHarrison CountyMississippi1852
Moses McLeanAtascosa CountyLouisiana1861
Tom McLeanGonzales County1855

McLean genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McLean in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Atascosa County holds 1 of the 3, Gonzales 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 McLeans in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (1) and Mississippi (1) 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 McLean?

Atascosa County (1), Gonzales County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 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 McLean appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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