Edgar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Edgar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Edgar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Edgars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Edgar registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1837
Earliest arrival
1830s
Fullest decade

Where the Edgars registered

Texas counties where the Edgars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County2100%

When the Edgars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Edgars
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
0
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Edgar in the register

The Edgars in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert EdgarGalveston County1837
Robert EdgarGalveston County

Edgar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Edgar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Edgar?

Galveston County (2). In all, 2 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 Edgar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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