Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Primas Thomas, Kaufman County, Texas, 1869
Primas Thomas registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 22, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Primas Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Primas Thomas
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Kaufman County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsPrimas Thomas reported 3 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
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 14 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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