Comal County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Thomas, Comal County, Texas, 1867

Robert Thomas registered to vote in Comal County on July 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 1 of them in Comal County. Comal County registered 76 freedmen in 1867, 9% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Comal County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Comal County

Robert Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Thomas
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Comal County
Registered
July 22, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Comal County
1 year
Years in Texas before Comal County
5 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Comal County highlighted
Comal County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

5 years

Robert Thomas reported 5 years more in Texas than in Comal County.

Other freedmen named Thomas in Comal County

Thomases elsewhere in Texas

All 246 freedmen named Thomas in Texas

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 1 of the Comal County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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