Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Thomas, Davis County, Texas, 1867
James Thomas registered to vote in Davis County on August 26, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Davis County
James Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Thomas
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Davis County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Davis County
- Charles Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1862
- Dick Thomasborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- Joel Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1858
- Joseph Thomasborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
- Sam Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864
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 58 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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