Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Radford Thomas, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
Radford Thomas registered to vote in Dallas County on August 21, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Radford Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Radford Thomas
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Dallas County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsRadford Thomas reported 12 years 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 18 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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