Erath County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Thompson, Erath County, Texas, 1867

James Thompson registered to vote in Erath County on August 13, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Erath County. Erath County registered 21 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Erath County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Erath County

James Thompson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Thompson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Erath County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Erath County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Erath County highlighted
Erath County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Thompson

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 2 of the Erath County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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