Bosque County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Williams, Bosque County, Texas, 1867
John Williams registered to vote in Bosque County on Jul. 23 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 2 of them in Bosque County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bosque County registered 85 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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Elsewhere in Texas
In Bosque County
John Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Williams
- County of registration
- Bosque County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- Jul. 23 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Bosque County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Bosque County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsJohn Williams reported 5 years more in Texas than in Bosque County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Bosque County
- Ambrose Williamsreached Texas about 1853
- Charles Williamsreached Texas about 1859
- Sammuel Williamsreached Texas about 1847
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 1 of the Bosque County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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