Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Hayes, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Hayes registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 1, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 41 years in Texas, 41 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
41 years
In Texas
41 years
In the county
about 1826
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1826 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Thomas Hayes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Hayes
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
41 years
Years in Brazoria County
41 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 5 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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