Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Eugene Williams, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
Eugene Williams registered to vote in Galveston County on July 12, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Eugene Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Eugene Williams
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Galveston County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Galveston County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsEugene Williams reported 14 years more in Texas than in Galveston County.
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 40 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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