Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alex Williams, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Alex Williams registered to vote in Fayette County on July 12, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

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Alex Williams

Texas

Name: Alex Williams
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Fayette County
Registered: July 12, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Fayette County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Williams in Fayette County

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
Caldwell Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1866

Williamses elsewhere in Texas

All 560 freedmen named Williams 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 8 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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