Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Thomas, Burleson County, Texas, 1869
James Thomas registered to vote in Burleson County on November 26, 1869. He reported 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Burleson County
James Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Thomas
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Burleson County
- J. Thomasreached Texas about 1863
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 36 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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