Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Thomas, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Thomas registered to vote in Harrison County on July 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Alfred Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Thomas
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Harrison County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
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 23 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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