Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Dave Thompson, Williamson County, Texas, 1869

Dave Thompson registered to vote in Williamson County on November 19, 1869. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Williamson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Williamson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Williamson County

Dave Thompson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Dave Thompson
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Williamson County
Registered
November 19, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Williamson County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Dave his x mark Thompson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

Thompsons elsewhere in Texas

All 177 freedmen named Thompson in Texas

Variations of Thompson

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 24 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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