Marler · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Marler in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Marler registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Marlers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Marler registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Marlers registered

Texas counties where the Marlers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2100%

Where the Marlers were born

Birthplaces the Marlers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
South Carolina150%

When the Marlers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Marlers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Marler in the register

The Marlers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George MarlerHarrison CountyAlabama1851
Samuel MarlerHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852

Marler genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Marler in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison 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.

Where did the Marlers in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and South Carolina (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 Marler?

Harrison 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 Marler appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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