Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas R. Matthews, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867

Thomas R. Matthews registered to vote in Van Zandt County on July 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Van Zandt County

Thomas R. Matthews

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas R. Matthews
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 5, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Matthewses elsewhere in Texas

All 20 freedmen named Matthews in Texas

Variations of Matthews

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 Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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