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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, 101 to 150 of 177
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jim ThompsonGuadalupe CountyTexas1866
Joesph ThompsonBrazoria CountyMaryland1837
John ThompsonCollin CountyMissouri1864
John ThompsonMcLennan County1866
John ThompsonParker CountySouth Carolina1866
Juilius ThompsonFort Bend County1866
Julian ThompsonFort Bend County1866
Juluis ThompsonFort Bend CountyNorth Carolina1850
Kennedy ThompsonHopkins CountySouth Carolina1863
King ThompsonColorado CountyGeorgia1847
Leonidas ThompsonCherokee CountyMississippi
Lewis ThompsonBrazos County1864
Lewis ThompsonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Lewis ThompsonHarrison CountyVirginia1847
Lewis ThompsonWashington County1861
Lincoln ThompsonHarrison CountyFlorida1846
Louis ThompsonWharton County1866
Loyd ThompsonAustin CountyVirginia1864
Major ThompsonHunt CountyTennessee1863
Manuel ThompsonFayette CountyTexas1855
Mark ThompsonNueces CountyTexas1846
Mitchell ThompsonNueces CountySouth Carolina1864
Morgan ThompsonHarrison CountyAlabama1861
Morris ThompsonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Moses ThompsonGonzales County1856
Moses ThompsonWharton County1866
Ned ThompsonColorado CountyTennessee1854
Nelson ThompsonJackson County1859
Orman ThompsonHarrison CountyMississippi1849
Paddy ThompsonHill CountyTennessee1866
Peter ThompsonFayette CountyAlabama
Peter ThompsonJohnson CountyTexas1866
Peter ThompsonMcLennan County1866
Peter ThompsonWood CountySouth Carolina1859
Primus ThompsonBastrop CountyVirginia1842
Primus ThompsonFort Bend County1859
Ralph ThompsonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Rich ThompsonDallas CountyTennessee1860
Robert ThompsonCalhoun County1866
Robert ThompsonGrayson CountyMississippi1853
Robert ThompsonHarrison CountyLouisiana1863
Robert ThompsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1849
Robert ThompsonHarrison CountyMississippi1864
Robert ThompsonNueces CountyGeorgia1842
Russell ThompsonHarrison CountyMississippi1849
Sam ThompsonFayette CountyVirginia1852
Sam ThompsonGonzales County1852
Sam ThompsonWalker CountyMississippi1854
Samuel ThompsonJackson County1859
Samuel ThompsonWharton County1866

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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