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Thompson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 177 freedmen

177 freedmen named Thompson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (24), Fort Bend County (13) and Colorado County (9). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1826.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Thompsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Thompson registered, on the 1870 county map
177
Freedmen
49
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1826
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Thompsons registered

Texas counties where the Thompsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2414%
Fort Bend County137%
Colorado County95%
McLennan County95%
Fayette County85%
Matagorda County74%
Austin County63%
Cherokee County63%
Galveston County63%
Walker County63%
Wharton County63%
Bastrop County53%
Shelby County53%
Brazos County42%
Falls County42%
Nueces County42%
Calhoun County32%
Gonzales County32%
Jackson County32%
Lamar County32%
Wood County32%
Anderson County21%
Brazoria County21%
Burleson County21%
Cameron County21%
Dallas County21%
DeWitt County21%
Grayson County21%
Guadalupe County21%
Hopkins County21%
Hunt County21%
Leon County21%
Victoria County21%
Bowie County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
Erath County1under 1%
Freestone County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Henderson County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Washington County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%

Where the Thompsons were born

Birthplaces the Thompsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2521%
Mississippi1412%
South Carolina119%
Tennessee119%
Texas119%
Georgia108%
Virginia108%
North Carolina98%
Kentucky65%
Arkansas33%
Florida22%
Louisiana22%
Missouri22%
Africa1under 1%
Maryland1under 1%
Massachusetts1under 1%

When the Thompsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Thompsons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
3
1830s
5
1840s
39
1850s
55
1860s
69

Variations of Thompson

Every Thompson in the register

The Thompsons in the register, 1 to 50 of 177
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. ThompsonBurleson County1860
A. ThompsonGuadalupe CountyArkansas1867
Aaron ThompsonBrazos County1853
Abram ThompsonHarrison CountyAlabama1850
Abram ThompsonMatagorda CountyLouisiana1859
Absalom ThompsonHarrison CountyMississippi1847
Adam ThompsonAustin CountyAlabama1848
Adam ThompsonFayette CountyAlabama1863
Alexander ThompsonBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1852
Alexander ThompsonMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1853
Alexander ThompsonVictoria County1866
Alford ThompsonMcLennan County1866
Alfred ThompsonHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Allen ThompsonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Alonzo ThompsonMcLennan County1866
Alph ThompsonFort Bend County1826
Anderson ThompsonHouston CountyGeorgia1852
Anderson ThompsonWalker CountyVirginia1857
Andrew ThompsonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Aron ThompsonFalls County
Augustus ThompsonLeon CountyNorth Carolina1850
Batson ThompsonMatagorda CountyAlabama1842
Baylor ThompsonShelby CountyMississippi1851
Bedford ThompsonColorado CountyGeorgia1853
Berry ThompsonJackson County1859
Bier ThompsonHarrison CountyAfrica1851
Boston ThompsonColorado CountyTennessee1861
Calvin ThompsonBastrop CountyTennessee1842
Calvin ThompsonHarrison CountyMississippi1851
Carter ThompsonColorado CountySouth Carolina1857
Cass ThompsonLamar CountyAlabama1859
Charles ThompsonAustin CountyTexas1844
Charles ThompsonAustin CountyGeorgia1853
Charles ThompsonCameron CountyKentucky1860
Charles ThompsonHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Charles ThompsonHunt CountyMissouri1860
Charles ThompsonMatagorda County
Claiborne ThompsonHays CountyMississippi1866
Columbus ThompsonFort Bend County1866
Daney ThompsonCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Daniel ThompsonComal CountyNorth Carolina1849
Daniel ThompsonLeon CountyNorth Carolina1858
Darwin ThompsonCalhoun County1866
Dave ThompsonWilliamson CountyTennessee
David ThompsonBurnet CountyKentucky1866
Doctor ThompsonWharton County1866
Edmund ThompsonWood CountyAlabama1852
Elic ThompsonShelby CountyNorth Carolina1864
Fellon ThompsonFalls County
Fountain M. ThompsonNueces CountyTexas1842

Thompson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Thompson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 24 of the 177, Fort Bend County 13. 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 Thomson as well.

Where did the Thompsons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (25), Mississippi (14) and South Carolina (11) as their birthplaces most often, and 11 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 Thompson?

Harrison County (24), Fort Bend County (13), Colorado County (9). In all, 177 registered across 49 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 Thompson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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