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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, 101 to 150 of 246
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jacob ThomasWharton County1866
James ThomasAtascosa CountyMissouri1865
James ThomasBurleson County1848
James ThomasCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
James ThomasColorado CountyTennessee1854
James ThomasDavis CountyGeorgia1858
James ThomasGalveston County1846
James ThomasHill CountyMaryland1864
James ThomasHopkins CountyGeorgia1855
James ThomasJackson County1859
James ThomasLeon CountyMississippi1850
James ThomasMcLennan County1866
Japhel ThomasDallas CountyTennessee1846
Jasken ThomasDallas CountyVirginia1847
Jeff ThomasChambers CountyMississippi
Jeff ThomasWharton County1866
Jefferson ThomasWharton County1866
Jeremiah ThomasBrazoria CountyMississippi1852
Jerome ThomasHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1847
Jerry ThomasBexar CountyTennessee1864
Jerry ThomasBexar CountyVirginia1866
Jerry ThomasGonzales County1846
Jerry ThomasGonzales County1862
Jerry ThomasOrange CountyKentucky
Jesse ThomasSan Augustine CountyGeorgia1866
Jiles ThomasMcLennan County1866
Jo ThomasMcLennan County1867
Joe ThomasFort Bend County1855
Joel ThomasDavis CountyVirginia1858
John ThomasAustin CountyGeorgia1857
John ThomasBexar CountyMississippi1839
John ThomasBexar CountyTennessee1864
John ThomasBrazoria CountyTexas1841
John ThomasBrazoria County
John ThomasCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
John ThomasColorado CountyNorth Carolina1856
John ThomasFayette CountyMaryland1852
John ThomasFayette CountyVirginia1851
John ThomasFayette CountyTexas1864
John ThomasFayette County
John ThomasFort Bend County1843
John ThomasFreestone CountyMaryland1863
John ThomasMcLennan County1866
John ThomasNewton CountyMississippi1853
John Henry ThomasFort Bend County1866
Jones ThomasBastrop CountyVirginia1840
Jordan ThomasBrazoria CountyLouisiana1851
Jordon ThomasLeon CountyVirginia1861
Joseph ThomasBrazos County1857
Joseph ThomasDavis CountyAlabama1860

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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