Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ben Williams, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Ben Williams registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 12, 1867. He reported 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Ben Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ben Williams
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Gonzales County
- Abner Williamsreached Texas about 1853
- Edmund Williamsreached Texas about 1861
- Green Williamsreached Texas about 1861
- Hamilton Williamsreached Texas about 1864
- Henry Williamsreached Texas about 1867
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 5 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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