Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Ray, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Ray registered to vote in Bexar County on July 27, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Thomas Ray

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Ray
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
July 27, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar 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 30 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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