McLennan · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McLennan in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named McLennan registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in McLennan County (3) and Fort Bend County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1866.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McLennans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McLennan registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
2
Counties
1866
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McLennans registered

Texas counties where the McLennans registered
CountyFreedmen%
McLennan County375%
Fort Bend County125%

When the McLennans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McLennans
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
4

Every McLennan in the register

The McLennans in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred McLennanMcLennan County1866
Cezar McLennanMcLennan County1866
Curtis McLennanFort Bend County1866
Isam McLennanMcLennan County1866

McLennan genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McLennan in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. McLennan County holds 3 of the 4, Fort Bend 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McLennan?

McLennan County (3), Fort Bend County (1). In all, 4 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 McLennan appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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