Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Tillman, Liberty County, Texas, 1869
Thomas Tillman registered to vote in Liberty County on November 23, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Liberty County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
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In Liberty County
Thomas Tillman
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Tillman
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Liberty County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Liberty County
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "D. C. Palmer"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Tillmans elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Tillman
- Tilman 5
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 19 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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