Mooney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mooney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 8 freedmen

8 freedmen named Mooney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (4), Caldwell County (3) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mooneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mooney registered, on the 1870 county map
8
Freedmen
3
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mooneys registered

Texas counties where the Mooneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County450%
Caldwell County338%
Fayette County113%

Where the Mooneys were born

Birthplaces the Mooneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina375%
Alabama125%

When the Mooneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mooneys
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
3
1860s
3

Every Mooney in the register

The Mooneys in the register, 1 to 8 of 8
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abner MooneyGonzales County1848
Albert MooneyGonzales County1846
Alfred MooneyCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1866
Ben MooneyFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854
Ben MooneyGonzales County1856
Clinton MooneyCaldwell CountyAlabama1867
Dennis MooneyGonzales County1854
Isaac MooneyCaldwell CountyNorth Carolina1867

Mooney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mooney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 4 of the 8, Caldwell County 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 Mooneys in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (3) and Alabama (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 Mooney?

Gonzales County (4), Caldwell County (3), Fayette County (1). In all, 8 registered across 3 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 Mooney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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