Mar · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Mar in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Mar registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Matagorda County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Mars registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Mar registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Mars registered

Texas counties where the Mars registered
CountyFreedmen%
Matagorda County1100%

Where the Mars were born

Birthplaces the Mars reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Mars reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Mars
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Mar in the register

The Mars in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jerry MarMatagorda CountyVirginia1852

Mar genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Mar in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Matagorda 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 Mars in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Mar?

Matagorda 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 Mar appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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