Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Hamilton Williams, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Hamilton Williams registered to vote in Gonzales County on August 8, 1867. He reported 3 years in Texas, 2 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Hamilton Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Hamilton Williams
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearHamilton Williams reported 1 year more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Gonzales County
- Abner Williamsreached Texas about 1853
- Ben Williamsreached Texas about 1849
- Edmund Williamsreached Texas about 1861
- Green Williamsreached Texas about 1861
- 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 31 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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