Muckleroy · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Muckleroy in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Muckleroy registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Gonzales County (1) and Rusk County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Muckleroys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Muckleroy registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Muckleroys registered

Texas counties where the Muckleroys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Gonzales County150%
Rusk County150%

When the Muckleroys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Muckleroys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Muckleroy in the register

The Muckleroys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin MuckleroyGonzales County1852
Jessee MuckleroyRusk County1850

Muckleroy genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Muckleroy in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Gonzales County holds 1 of the 2, Rusk County 1. 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 Muckleroy?

Gonzales County (1), Rusk County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Muckleroy appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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