Parker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George W. Williams, Parker County, Texas, 1867
George W. Williams registered to vote in Parker County on August 2, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 4 of them in Parker County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Parker County registered 81 freedmen in 1867, 10% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George W. Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George W. Williams
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Parker County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Parker County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Parker County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsGeorge W. Williams reported 2 years more in Texas than in Parker County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Parker County
- Aaron Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
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 4 of the Parker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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