Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thad Williams, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Thad Williams registered to vote in Fayette County on August 12, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
22 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Thad Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thad Williams
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 12, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Fayette County
22 years
Years in the precinct
1 year 6 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Williams

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 37 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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