McLennan County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jo Thomas, McLennan County, Texas, 1868

Jo Thomas registered to vote in McLennan County on January 30, 1868. He reported 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. McLennan County registered 1,109 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in McLennan County, Texas
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In McLennan County

Jo Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jo Thomas
County of registration
McLennan County
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with McLennan County highlighted
McLennan County on the 1870 county map

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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 46 of the McLennan County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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