Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Williams, Davis County, Texas, 1867
William Williams registered to vote in Davis County on August 13, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas, 26 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 26 years
- In Texas
- 26 years
- In the county
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
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In Davis County
William Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Williams
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Years in Davis County
- 26 years
- Years in the precinct
- 26 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Davis County
- Benjamin Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
- Bob Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1852
- Nathan Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1845
- William Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
- Wyatt Williamsborn in Virginia, reached 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 24 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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