Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Williams, Jackson County, Texas, 1867
Edward Williams registered to vote in Jackson County on July 2, 1867. He reported 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Jackson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 25 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
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In Jackson County
Edward Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Williams
- County of registration
- Jackson County
- Registered
- July 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Jackson County
- 25 years
- Years in the precinct
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Jackson County
- Abraham Williamsreached Texas about 1850
- Henry Williamsreached Texas about 1857
- Thomas Williamsreached Texas about 1857
- William Williamsreached Texas about 1831
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 3 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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