Varnell · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Varnell in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Varnell registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Jackson County (2) and Calhoun County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Varnells registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Varnell registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Varnells registered

Texas counties where the Varnells registered
CountyFreedmen%
Jackson County267%
Calhoun County133%

When the Varnells reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Varnells
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Varnell in the register

The Varnells in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George VarnellJackson County1846
James VarnellCalhoun County1866
John Oliver VarnellJackson County1847

Varnell genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Varnell in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Jackson County holds 2 of the 3, Calhoun County 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Varnell?

Jackson County (2), Calhoun County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 Texas counties 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 Varnell appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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