Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Williams, Fayette County, Texas, 1869
John Williams registered to vote in Fayette County on November 26, 1869. He reported 21 years in Texas, 9 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
John Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Williams
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsJohn Williams reported 12 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 70 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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