Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Louis Thomas, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Louis Thomas registered to vote in Leon County on August 10, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Leon County

Louis Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Louis Thomas
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Leon County
10 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Signature, as written
"Isaac Thomas"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Thomas in Leon 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 Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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