Hardin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Williams, Hardin County, Texas, 1867
Charles Williams registered to vote in Hardin County on July 29, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 1 of them in Hardin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hardin County registered 41 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1843
- Reached Texas
- 23 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
Charles Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Hardin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Hardin County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Hardin County
- 23 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
23 yearsCharles Williams reported 23 years more in Texas than in Hardin County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Hardin County
- Shedrick Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1857
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 3 of the Hardin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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