Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jim Williams, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
Jim Williams registered to vote in Burleson County on July 30, 1867. He reported 24 years in Texas, 24 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
- about 1843
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
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In Burleson County
Jim Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jim Williams
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 24 years
- Years in the precinct
- 24 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Burleson County
- D. Williamsreached Texas about 1842
- G. Williamsreached Texas about 1845
- Jas. Williamsreached Texas about 1852
- Ned. Williamsreached Texas about 1852
- S. Williamsreached Texas about 1832
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 24 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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