Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Handeman, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Handeman registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 30, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 37 years in Texas, 37 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
37 years
In Texas
37 years
In the county
about 1830
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1830 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Thomas Handeman

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Handeman
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Brazoria County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
37 years
Years in Brazoria County
37 years
Years in the precinct
37 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

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 1 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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