Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Thomas, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Henry Thomas registered to vote in Anderson County on August 3, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Henry Thomas
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Thomas
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsHenry Thomas reported 11 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Thomas in Anderson County
- Henry Thomasborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
- Jackson Thomasborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
- Lewis Thomasborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1863
- Pelin Thomasborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Wesley Thomasborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1862
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 11 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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