McMaland · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McMaland in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McMaland registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Newton County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McMalands registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McMaland registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McMalands registered

Texas counties where the McMalands registered
CountyFreedmen%
Newton County2100%

Where the McMalands were born

Birthplaces the McMalands reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas150%
Virginia150%

When the McMalands reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McMalands
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2

Every McMaland in the register

The McMalands in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin McMalandNewton CountyTexas1843
Thomas McMalandNewton CountyVirginia1847

McMaland genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McMaland in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Newton County holds 2 of the 2. 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 McMalands in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (1) and Virginia (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 McMaland?

Newton County (2). In all, 2 registered across 1 Texas county 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 McMaland appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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