Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
R. Williams, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867
R. Williams registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 28, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 6 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
R. Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- R. Williams
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Tarrant County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Tarrant County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Years in Texas before Tarrant County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsR. Williams reported 6 years more in Texas than in Tarrant County.
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 18 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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