Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Williams, Hill County, Texas, 1867
Edward Williams registered to vote in Hill County on August 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Hill County
Edward Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Hill County
- Precinct
- Towash
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Hill County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Hill County
- Albert Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
- Joseph Williamsborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1855
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 6 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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