Bee County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas White, Bee County, Texas, 1867

Thomas White registered to vote in Bee County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bee County registered 10 freedmen in 1867, 8% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bee County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Bee County

Thomas White

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas White
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bee County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bee County highlighted
Bee County on the 1870 county map

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 2 of the Bee County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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