Brazos County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sidney Williams, Brazos County, Texas, 1867
Sidney Williams registered to vote in Brazos County on July 3, 1867. He reported 13 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazos County registered 1,199 freedmen in 1867, 59% of its voters.
- 13 years
- In Texas
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Brazos County
Sidney Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sidney Williams
- County of registration
- Brazos County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Brazos County
- Alexander Williamsreached Texas about 1853
- Alfred Williamsreached Texas about 1848
- Alfred Williamsreached Texas about 1848
- Andrew Williamsreached Texas about 1851
- Dock Williamsreached Texas about 1848
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 20 of the Brazos County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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