Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Thomas, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
William Thomas registered to vote in Dallas County on August 20, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 4 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Thomas
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 4 years
- Years in Texas before Dallas County
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearWilliam Thomas reported 1 year more in Texas than in Dallas County.
Other freedmen named Thomas in Dallas County
- Charles Thomasborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1855
- Frank Thomasborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1848
- Granrille Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1845
- Japhel Thomasborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Jasken Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
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 16 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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