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Thomas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 246 freedmen

246 freedmen named Thomas registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (16), McLennan County (14) and Fayette County (13). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Mississippi and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Thomases registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Thomas registered, on the 1870 county map
246
Freedmen
50
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Thomases registered

Texas counties where the Thomases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County167%
McLennan County146%
Fayette County135%
Colorado County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Wharton County114%
Austin County104%
Bastrop County94%
Dallas County94%
Gonzales County94%
Brazoria County83%
Bexar County73%
Leon County73%
Madison County73%
Anderson County62%
Brazos County62%
Davis County62%
DeWitt County62%
Freestone County62%
San Augustine County52%
Bowie County42%
Cherokee County42%
Falls County42%
Galveston County42%
Hays County42%
Houston County42%
Walker County42%
Comal County31%
Hill County31%
Jackson County31%
Jefferson County31%
Atascosa County2under 1%
Burleson County2under 1%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Grayson County2under 1%
Guadalupe County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Matagorda County2under 1%
Newton County2under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Medina County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%

Where the Thomases were born

Birthplaces the Thomases reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2816%
Mississippi2213%
Alabama2012%
Texas1911%
Georgia169%
Tennessee159%
North Carolina106%
Kentucky95%
South Carolina95%
Maryland85%
Missouri74%
Louisiana42%
Arkansas21%
Florida1under 1%
Ohio1under 1%

When the Thomases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Thomases
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
51
1850s
87
1860s
101

Variations of Thomas

Every Thomas in the register

The Thomases in the register, 1 to 50 of 246
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron ThomasFalls County
Aaron ThomasFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Abram ThomasFayette CountyVirginia1844
Abram ThomasWalker CountyAlabama1850
Alexander ThomasBexar CountyTennessee1861
Alfred ThomasFayette CountyAlabama1850
Alfred ThomasHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
Ananias ThomasMcLennan County1866
Anderson ThomasHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Anderson ThomasWharton County1866
Andrew ThomasHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Andrew ThomasHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Anthony ThomasFort Bend CountyMaryland1862
Antony ThomasMadison CountyAlabama1851
Austin ThomasDeWitt County1856
B.F. ThomasColorado CountyVirginia1850
Ben ThomasHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Ben ThomasParker CountyGeorgia1852
Ben ThomasWharton County1867
Benjamin ThomasGalveston County1858
Benjammin F. ThomasAustin CountyVirginia1850
Bill ThomasDeWitt County1855
Bill ThomasDeWitt County1855
Bob ThomasLeon CountyGeorgia1853
Cato Y. ThomasColorado CountyTexas1848
Charles ThomasAustin CountyTexas1841
Charles ThomasCollin CountyMissouri1861
Charles ThomasDallas CountyKentucky1855
Charles ThomasDavis CountyVirginia1862
Charles ThomasHarrison CountyVirginia1862
Christopher ThomasBrazoria CountyFlorida1855
Cork ThomasCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Dan ThomasFort Bend County1852
Daniel ThomasColorado CountyTexas1848
Daniel ThomasLeon CountyMississippi1847
Dave ThomasFort Bend County1864
David ThomasGrayson CountyAlabama1853
David ThomasWharton County1866
Davis ThomasBrazoria CountyTexas1847
Dick ThomasDavis CountyTennessee1852
Dick ThomasDeWitt County1857
Eatonton ThomasFort Bend County1854
Edmond ThomasJefferson County1859
Edward ThomasBastrop CountyAlabama1853
Edward ThomasFalls County
Eli ThomasFort Bend County1866
Elie ThomasMadison CountyAlabama1852
Elija ThomasMcLennan County1866
Elijah ThomasBrazoria CountyLouisiana1854
Elijah ThomasWalker CountySouth Carolina1864

Thomas genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Thomas in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 16 of the 246, McLennan County 14. 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 look under Thomason as well.

Where did the Thomases in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (28), Mississippi (22) and Alabama (20) as their birthplaces most often, and 19 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Thomas?

Harrison County (16), McLennan County (14), Fayette County (13). In all, 246 registered across 50 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 Thomas appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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