Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Williams, Bowie County, Texas, 1869
Robert Williams registered to vote in Bowie County on July 20, 1869. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Bowie County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Bowie County
Robert Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Williams
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Bowie County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Bowie County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Bowie County
- Arney Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
- Beny Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1849
- Bindell Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Christopher Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1849
- James Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1851
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 Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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