McNiel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McNiel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McNiel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Galveston County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McNiels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McNiel registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McNiels registered

Texas counties where the McNiels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Galveston County150%

Where the McNiels were born

Birthplaces the McNiels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the McNiels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McNiels
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every McNiel in the register

The McNiels in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Manuel McNielGalveston County1848
Robert McNielBastrop CountyLouisiana1854

McNiel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McNiel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Galveston 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 McNiels in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 McNiel?

Bastrop County (1), Galveston County (1). In all, 2 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 McNiel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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