Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jeff Thomas, Chambers County, Texas, 1869

Jeff Thomas registered to vote in Chambers County on November 31, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1865 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
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 Chambers County

Jeff Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jeff Thomas
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 31, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Chambers County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1865"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"Jeff Thomas"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1865 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Thomas

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 7 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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