Mirick · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mirick in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Mirick registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Miricks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mirick registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Miricks registered

Texas counties where the Miricks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County3100%

Where the Miricks were born

Birthplaces the Miricks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama267%
Georgia133%

When the Miricks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Miricks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3

Every Mirick in the register

The Miricks in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
C.G. MirickHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Green MirickHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
Manuel MirickHarrison CountyAlabama1847

Mirick genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mirick in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 3 of the 3. 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 Miricks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2) and Georgia (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 Mirick?

Harrison County (3). In all, 3 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 Mirick appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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