Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Thomas, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Charles Thomas registered to vote in Davis County on August 31, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 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
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Davis County
Charles Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Thomas
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Davis County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Davis County
- Dick Thomasborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- James Thomasborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- 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 62 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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