Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Bob Thomas, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Bob Thomas registered to vote in Leon County on August 12, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Leon County
Bob Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Bob Thomas
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Leon County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Ash x Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Leon County
- Daniel Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- James Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1850
- Jordon Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Louis Thomasborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
- Needom Thomasborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
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 8 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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