Lyars · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Lyars in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Lyars registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Dallas County and reported Tennessee as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1853.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Lyarses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Lyars registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1853
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Lyarses registered

Texas counties where the Lyarses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County1100%

Where the Lyarses were born

Birthplaces the Lyarses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee1100%

When the Lyarses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Lyarses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Lyars in the register

The Lyarses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joe LyarsDallas CountyTennessee1853

Lyars genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Lyars in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 1 of the 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.

Where did the Lyarses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Lyars?

Dallas County (1). In all, 1 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 Lyars appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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