Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Thomas, Madison County, Texas, 1867

Robert Thomas registered to vote in Madison County on August 19, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 7 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Madison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Madison County

Robert Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Thomas
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Madison County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
9 years
Naturalized, where
"Robert Thomas"
Signature, as written
"W P Quimby"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

Robert Thomas reported 9 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Thomas in Madison 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 6 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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