Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Thomas, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Robert Thomas registered to vote in Fayette County on August 8, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Born in Maryland, registered in Fayette County, Texas

Maryland
Birthplace: 14 years
In Texas: 14 years
In the county: about 1853
Reached Texas

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Robert Thomas

Texas

Name: Robert Thomas
Place of birth: Maryland
County of registration: Fayette County
Registered: August 8, 1867
Years in Texas: 14 years
Years in Fayette County: 14 years
Years in the precinct: 14 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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

All 246 freedmen named Thomas 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 34 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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