Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Thomas, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Thomas registered to vote in Harrison County on July 12, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Harrison County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Harrison County

Jacob Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Thomas
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
2
Place of residence
Harrison County
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Harrison County
20 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
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 26 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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