Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Thomas, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
John Thomas registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 30, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
John Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Thomas
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Thomas in Caldwell County
- Michael Thomasborn in South Carolina, reached 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 15 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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