Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Thomas, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Henry Thomas registered to vote in Harrison County on August 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Harrison County. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Henry Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Thomas
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 3, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Harrison County
14 years
Years in the precinct
6 months
Signature, as written
"J. Thomas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Thomas in Harrison County

Thomases elsewhere in Texas

All 246 freedmen named Thomas in Texas

Variations of Thomas

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 57 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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