Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Young, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Young registered to vote in Bexar County on July 13, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 3 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Thomas Young

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Young
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
July 13, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Young in Bexar County

Youngs elsewhere in Texas

All 93 freedmen named Young in Texas

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 Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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