McNeil · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McNeil in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named McNeil registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Gonzales County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McNeils registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McNeil registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
4
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the McNeils registered

Texas counties where the McNeils registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Gonzales County125%
Van Zandt County125%

Where the McNeils were born

Birthplaces the McNeils reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina1100%

When the McNeils reached Texas

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

Every McNeil in the register

The McNeils in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John McNeilFort Bend County1866
Robert McNeilFalls County
Virgil McNeilVan Zandt CountyNorth Carolina1866
William McNeilGonzales County1853

McNeil genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McNeil in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 1 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.

Where did the McNeils in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (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 McNeil?

Falls County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Gonzales County (1). In all, 4 registered across 4 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 McNeil appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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