Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Thomas, Madison County, Texas, 1869
William Thomas registered to vote in Madison County on November 25, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
William Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Thomas
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "William Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsWilliam Thomas reported 13 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Thomas in Madison County
- Antony Thomasborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Elie Thomasborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Hardy Thomasborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1848
- Henry Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1849
- Neadham Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1849
Thomases elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Thomas
- Thomason 22
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 15 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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