McVea · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McVea in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named McVea registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (8). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McVeas registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McVea registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
1
Counties
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the McVeas registered

Texas counties where the McVeas registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County8100%

When the McVeas reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McVeas
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
8

Every McVea in the register

The McVeas in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
David McVeaGonzales County1855
Dick McVeaGonzales County1855
James McVeaGonzales County1853
James Armstrong McVeaGonzales County1855
Peter McVeaGonzales County1854
Richard McVeaGonzales County1851
Sam McVeaGonzales County1855
Spencer McVeaGonzales County1852

McVea genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McVea in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 8 of the 8. 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 McVea?

Gonzales County (8). In all, 8 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 McVea appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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