Montacue · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Montacue in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Montacue registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Montacues registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Montacue registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
1
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Montacues registered

Texas counties where the Montacues registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County4100%

Where the Montacues were born

Birthplaces the Montacues reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi375%
North Carolina125%

When the Montacues reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Montacues
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4

Every Montacue in the register

The Montacues in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Amos MontacueHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Franklin MontacueHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Micajah MontacueHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Squire MontacueHarrison CountyMississippi1847

Montacue genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Montacue in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 4 of the 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Montacues in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (3) and 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 Montacue?

Harrison County (4). In all, 4 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 Montacue appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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