Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Nelson Thorton, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Nelson Thorton registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 14, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
Nelson Thorton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Nelson Thorton
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 23 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Thortons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Thorton
- Thornton 18
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 19 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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