Viars · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Viars in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Viars registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Grayson County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Viarses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Viars registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Viarses registered

Texas counties where the Viarses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Grayson County1100%

Where the Viarses were born

Birthplaces the Viarses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Viarses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Viarses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Viars in the register

The Viarses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew ViarsGrayson CountyVirginia1860

Viars genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Viars in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Grayson 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 Viarses 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 Viars?

Grayson 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 Viars appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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