Mitchel · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mitchel in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 28 freedmen

28 freedmen named Mitchel registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Cherokee County (7), McLennan County (4) and Davis County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mitchels registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mitchel registered, on the 1870 county map
28
Freedmen
11
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Mitchels registered

Texas counties where the Mitchels registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cherokee County725%
McLennan County414%
Davis County311%
Falls County311%
Galveston County311%
Wharton County311%
Anderson County14%
Austin County14%
Colorado County14%
Jackson County14%
Walker County14%

Where the Mitchels were born

Birthplaces the Mitchels reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia321%
North Carolina321%
Tennessee214%
Virginia214%
Kentucky17%
Mississippi17%
Missouri17%
South Carolina17%

When the Mitchels reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mitchels
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
6
1860s
18

Variations of Mitchel

Every Mitchel in the register

The Mitchels in the register, 1 to 28 of 28
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Antony MitchelWharton County1866
Armstrong MitchelWalker CountyNorth Carolina
Ben MitchelMcLennan County1866
Berrel MitchelCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Charles MitchelFalls County
Cornelius MitchelCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Ellis MitchelMcLennan County1866
Faederick MitchelAnderson CountyGeorgia1855
Gooden MitchelWharton County1866
Isreal MitchelGalveston County1863
James MitchelCherokee CountyTennessee1866
John MitchelCherokee CountyKentucky1866
John MitchelDavis CountyGeorgia1856
Levi MitchelDavis CountyNorth Carolina1854
Lewis MitchelMcLennan County1867
Morris MitchelJackson County1846
Robert MitchelGalveston County1856
Robin MitchelMcLennan County1867
Sam MitchelCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Samuel MitchelColorado CountyNorth Carolina1859
Samuel MitchelGalveston County1863
Seneca MitchelAustin CountyMissouri1852
Simon MitchelCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Tony MitchelFalls County
Walter MitchelFalls County
William MitchelCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Wilson MitchelDavis CountyMississippi1862
Wilson MitchelWharton County1866

Mitchel genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mitchel in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 7 of the 28, McLennan County 4. 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 look under Mitchell as well.

Where did the Mitchels in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (3), North Carolina (3) and Tennessee (2) 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 Mitchel?

Cherokee County (7), McLennan County (4), Davis County (3). In all, 28 registered across 11 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 Mitchel appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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