Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Moses Williams, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
Moses Williams registered to vote in Fayette County on July 13, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 46 years in Texas, 17 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 46 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1821
- Reached Texas
- 29 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1821 to 1870
Moses Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Moses Williams
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- July 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 46 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 29 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
29 yearsMoses Williams reported 29 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.
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 10 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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