Jefferson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Williams, Jefferson County, Texas, 1867
James Williams registered to vote in Jefferson County on July 25, 1867. He reported 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Jefferson County. Jefferson County registered 117 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Jefferson County
James Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Williams
- County of registration
- Jefferson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Jefferson County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
Other freedmen named Williams in Jefferson County
- Jerry Williamsreached Texas about 1847
- Lewis Williamsreached Texas about 1847
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 2 of the Jefferson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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