Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jerry Thomas, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Jerry Thomas registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 9, 1867. He reported 21 years in Texas, 2 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Jerry Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jerry Thomas
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 19 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsJerry Thomas reported 19 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Thomas in Gonzales County
- Frank Thomas
- Garner Thomasreached Texas about 1865
- Handy Thomasreached Texas about 1858
- Handy Thomasreached Texas about 1858
- Henry Thomasreached Texas about 1854
Thomases elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Thomas
- Thomason 22
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 32 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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