Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Varner, Liberty County, Texas, 1869
Edward Varner registered to vote in Liberty County on November 24, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Liberty County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Liberty County
Edward Varner
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Varner
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Liberty County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Liberty County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Adriel H. M. Freeman"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Varner in Liberty County
- Edmond Varnerborn in Louisiana
- James W. Varnerborn in Arkansas
- Lewis Varnerborn in Virginia
- William Varnerborn in Alabama
Varners elsewhere in Texas
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 19 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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