Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Williams, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
George Williams registered to vote in Fayette County on July 10, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Fayette County
George Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Williams
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Fayette County
- Alex Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
- Allen Williamsborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1861
- Bill Williamsborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1851
- Bill Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Bill Williamsborn in Virginia, 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 Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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