Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jasken Thomas, Dallas County, Texas, 1867

Jasken Thomas registered to vote in Dallas County on August 19, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Dallas County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Dallas County

Jasken Thomas

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jasken Thomas
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Dallas County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Dallas County highlighted
Dallas County on the 1870 county map

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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. Dallas County's entries fill 44 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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