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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Davis County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Williams in Davis County

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All 560 freedmen named Williams in Texas

Variations of Williams

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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