Medina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Thomas, Medina County, Texas, 1869
William Thomas registered to vote in Medina County on November 22, 1869. He reported Germany as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 4 of them in Medina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Medina County registered 17 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.
- Germany
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
William Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Thomas
- Place of birth
- Germany
- County of registration
- Medina County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Medina County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Medina County
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsWilliam Thomas reported 17 years more in Texas than in Medina County.
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 7 of the Medina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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