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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, 201 to 246 of 246
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert ThomasMadison CountyAlabama1851
Rolly ThomasFalls County
Rovert ThomasHays CountyMississippi1866
Ruben ThomasWharton County1866
Sam ThomasDavis CountyMississippi1864
Sam ThomasFayette CountyNorth Carolina1852
Sam ThomasFayette CountyMississippi1867
Sam ThomasJasper CountyLouisiana
Sammuel ThomasAustin CountyTexas1857
Samuel ThomasHopkins CountyTexas1847
Samuel ThomasJefferson County1860
Samuel ThomasSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Shadrick ThomasAustin CountyAlabama1853
Shadrick ThomasMcLennan County1866
Silas ThomasHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Simon ThomasFort Bend CountyVirginia1864
Simon ThomasHarrison CountyTexas1846
Simon ThomasHays CountyKentucky1866
Singleton ThomasJefferson County1846
Sprat ThomasComal CountyVirginia1853
Thomas ThomasDallas CountyTennessee1849
Thomas ThomasFreestone CountyMissouri1867
Tommy ThomasWilson CountyTennessee1854
Urm. ThomasDallas CountyTennessee1862
W. ThomasMcLennan County1866
Washington ThomasCherokee CountyKentucky1866
Watson ThomasGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Wesley ThomasAnderson CountyVirginia1862
William ThomasBastrop CountyArkansas1859
William ThomasBastrop CountyVirginia1863
William ThomasBowie CountyTexas1849
William ThomasBrazos County1852
William ThomasFayette CountyAlabama1836
William ThomasGalveston County1847
William ThomasGuadalupe CountyMaryland1866
William ThomasJackson County1860
William ThomasJackson County1859
William ThomasMadison CountyAlabama1854
William ThomasMatagorda CountyMaryland1863
William ThomasMedina County1848
William ThomasWharton County1866
William H. ThomasColorado CountyMissouri1861
Willis ThomasHouston CountySouth Carolina1859
Willis ThomasMatagorda CountyMississippi1851
Wilson ThomasBrazos County1856
Winston ThomasWharton County1866

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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