Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Thompson, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
George Thompson registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 21, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Matagorda County. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Matagorda County
George Thompson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Thompson
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
Other freedmen named Thompson in Matagorda County
- Abram Thompsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1859
- Alexander Thompsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Batson Thompsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1842
- Charles Thompson
- Shepard Thompsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
Thompsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Thompson
- Thomson 10
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 11 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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