Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abram Thomas, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Abram Thomas registered to vote in Fayette County on July 8, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
23 years
In the county
about 1844
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Abram Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abram Thomas
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fayette County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 8, 1867
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Fayette County
23 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Thomas in Fayette County

Thomases elsewhere in Texas

All 246 freedmen named Thomas in Texas

Variations of Thomas

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 Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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