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Thomas in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 262 freedmen

262 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 1832.

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
262
Freedmen
56
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Thomases registered

Texas counties where the Thomases registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County166%
McLennan County145%
Fayette County135%
Colorado County125%
Fort Bend County125%
Wharton County114%
Austin County104%
Bastrop County93%
Dallas County93%
Gonzales County93%
Brazoria County83%
Bexar County73%
Leon County73%
Madison County73%
Anderson County62%
Brazos County62%
Davis County62%
DeWitt County62%
Freestone County62%
Matagorda County62%
San Augustine County52%
Bowie County42%
Cherokee County42%
Falls County42%
Galveston County42%
Hays County42%
Houston County42%
Victoria County42%
Walker County42%
Comal County31%
Hill County31%
Jackson County31%
Jefferson County31%
Lamar County31%
Atascosa County2under 1%
Burleson County2under 1%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Grayson County2under 1%
Guadalupe County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Newton County2under 1%
Williamson County2under 1%
Bosque County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Henderson County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Kaufman County1under 1%
Medina County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%

Where the Thomases were born

Birthplaces the Thomases reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2916%
Mississippi2313%
Alabama2112%
Texas2011%
Georgia179%
Tennessee169%
North Carolina116%
Kentucky105%
Maryland95%
South Carolina95%
Missouri84%
Louisiana42%
Arkansas32%
Florida1under 1%
Ohio1under 1%

When the Thomases reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Thomases
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
4
1840s
54
1850s
89
1860s
110

Variations of Thomas

Every Thomas in the register

The Thomases in the register, 51 to 100 of 262
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah ThomasBrazoria CountyLouisiana1854
Elijah ThomasWalker CountySouth Carolina1864
Ellis ThomasFayette CountyMississippi1854
Erin ThomasColorado CountyVirginia1846
Fayette ThomasVictoria County1866
Fayette ThomasWashington County1844
Frank ThomasDallas CountyTennessee1848
Frank ThomasGonzales County
Frederick ThomasHarrison CountyGeorgia1851
Freeman ThomasHouston CountyTennessee1853
Ganry ThomasMcLennan County1866
Garner ThomasGonzales County1865
Geo ThomasAustin CountyTexas1841
Geo ThomasFort Bend County1863
George ThomasAustin CountyGeorgia1859
George ThomasColorado CountyAlabama1859
George ThomasFayette CountyTexas1845
George ThomasSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Granrille ThomasDallas CountyVirginia1845
Green ThomasBexar CountyKentucky1864
Green ThomasWharton County1866
Gus ThomasMcLennan County
Hampton ThomasBowie CountyNorth Carolina1864
Handy ThomasGonzales County1858
Handy ThomasGonzales County1858
Hank ThomasNewton CountyGeorgia1850
Hardy ThomasMadison CountyArkansas1848
Harrison ThomasHarrison CountyMaryland1863
Harvy ThomasColorado CountyMississippi1865
Henderson ThomasGalveston County
Henderson ThomasHarrison CountyAlabama1864
Henry ThomasAnderson CountyAlabama1855
Henry ThomasAnderson CountySouth Carolina1855
Henry ThomasBrazoria CountyVirginia1841
Henry ThomasBrazos County1866
Henry ThomasBrazos County1854
Henry ThomasGonzales County1854
Henry ThomasHarrison CountyVirginia1853
Henry ThomasHays CountyKentucky1866
Henry ThomasMadison CountyMississippi1849
Henry ThomasMatagorda CountyAlabama1865
Henry ThomasSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Henry ThomasWalker CountyMissouri1860
Hillary ThomasMcLennan County1866
Isaac ThomasBosque County1865
Isaac ThomasBrazos County1864
J. ThomasBurleson County1863
J. D. ThomasCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Jack ThomasGonzales County1851
Jackson ThomasAnderson CountyTexas1843

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 262, 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 (29), Mississippi (23) and Alabama (21) as their birthplaces most often, and 20 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, 262 registered across 56 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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