Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Washington Williams, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Washington Williams registered to vote in Galveston County on June 27, 1867. He reported 12 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Galveston County
Washington Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Washington Williams
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- June 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Galveston County
- Adderson Williamsreached Texas about 1857
- Alex Williamsreached Texas about 1849
- Alexander Williamsreached Texas about 1861
- Allen Williamsreached Texas about 1866
- Andrew Williamsreached Texas about 1861
Williamses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williams
- Williamson 30
- William 16
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 28 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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