Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Thomas, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
John Thomas registered to vote in Fayette County on July 23, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Fayette County
John Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Thomas
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Fayette County
- Abram Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1844
- Alfred Thomasborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1850
- Ellis Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- George Thomasborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
- John Thomasborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852
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 21 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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