Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wyatt Williams, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Wyatt Williams registered to vote in Davis County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 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
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Davis County
Wyatt Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wyatt Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Davis County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 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 1841
- William Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
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 57 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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