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Thompson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 165 freedmen

165 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
165
Freedmen
44
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1826
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Thompsons registered

Texas counties where the Thompsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County2415%
Fort Bend County138%
Colorado County95%
McLennan County95%
Fayette County85%
Austin County64%
Cherokee County64%
Galveston County64%
Walker County64%
Wharton County64%
Bastrop County53%
Shelby County53%
Brazos County42%
Falls County42%
Nueces County42%
Calhoun County32%
Gonzales County32%
Jackson County32%
Matagorda 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%
Bowie County1under 1%
Burnet County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
Erath County1under 1%
Freestone County1under 1%
Hays County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Jefferson County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%

Where the Thompsons were born

Birthplaces the Thompsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama2422%
Mississippi1413%
South Carolina1110%
Georgia109%
Texas109%
Tennessee98%
Virginia98%
North Carolina87%
Kentucky55%
Arkansas22%
Florida22%
Missouri22%
Africa1under 1%
Louisiana1under 1%
Maryland1under 1%
Massachusetts1under 1%

When the Thompsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Thompsons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
3
1830s
5
1840s
37
1850s
51
1860s
63

Variations of Thompson

Every Thompson in the register

The Thompsons in the register, 151 to 165 of 165
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
W. ThompsonColorado CountyAlabama1829
W. ThompsonFort Bend County1827
W.C. ThompsonHarrison CountyArkansas1863
Wallace ThompsonGrayson CountyTexas1846
Wallis ThompsonGalveston County
Warren ThompsonBrazos County1849
Warren ThompsonFort Bend County1857
Warren ThompsonMcLennan County1866
Wash ThompsonCherokee CountyKentucky1866
William ThompsonCameron CountyMassachusetts1865
William ThompsonJefferson County1855
William ThompsonWalker CountyVirginia1837
William ThompsonWharton County1866
William ThompsonWharton County1866
Willis ThompsonMatagorda CountyAlabama1850

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 165, 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 (24), Mississippi (14) and South Carolina (11) as their birthplaces most often, and 10 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, 165 registered across 44 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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