Gillespie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Berry Thomson, Gillespie County, Texas, 1867

Berry Thomson registered to vote in Gillespie County on August 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gillespie County registered 17 freedmen in 1867, 3% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Gillespie County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Gillespie County

Berry Thomson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Berry Thomson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Gillespie County
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Gillespie County highlighted
Gillespie County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Thomson

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 3 of the Gillespie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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