Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Williams, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Henry Williams registered to vote in Brazoria County on September 23, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Henry Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Williams
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
September 23, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Brazoria County
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Williams in Brazoria County

Williamses elsewhere in Texas

All 560 freedmen named Williams in Texas

Variations of Williams

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 34 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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