Victoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Thomas, Victoria County, Texas, 1869
William Thomas registered to vote in Victoria County on November 25, 1869. He reported 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Victoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Victoria County registered 419 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.
- 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 Victoria County
William Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Thomas
- County of registration
- Victoria County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- November 25, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Victoria County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Naturalized, how
- "By act of Congress"
- Signature, as written
- "R. H. Lopez"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Victoria County
- Fayette Thomasreached Texas about 1866
- Nathaniel Thomasreached Texas about 1851
- Walker Thomasreached Texas about 1866
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 21 of the Victoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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