Jasper County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Thomas, Jasper County, Texas, 1869

Sam Thomas registered to vote in Jasper County on November 22, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jasper County registered 310 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Jasper County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace

What the register records

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Thomas
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Jasper County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 22, 1869
Signature, as written
"Isaac Thomas"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Jasper County highlighted
Jasper County on the 1870 county map

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 17 of the Jasper County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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