Thom · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Thom in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Thom registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Freestone County (1) and Sabine County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1840.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Thoms registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Thom registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1840
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Thoms registered

Texas counties where the Thoms registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County150%
Sabine County150%

Where the Thoms were born

Birthplaces the Thoms reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Texas150%

When the Thoms reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Thoms
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
0
1860s
1

Every Thom in the register

The Thoms in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Curies ThomSabine CountyTexas1840
Lewis ThomFreestone CountyAlabama1867

Thom genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Thom in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 1 of the 2, Sabine County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Thoms in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Texas (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Thom?

Freestone County (1), Sabine County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Thom appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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