Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Benjamin Williams, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Benjamin Williams registered to vote in Davis County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Davis County
Benjamin Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Benjamin Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Davis County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Davis County
- 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 1841
- 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. Davis County's entries fill 67 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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