Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ephriam Williamson, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Ephriam Williamson registered to vote in Davis County on August 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Davis County

Ephriam Williamson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ephriam Williamson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
4
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Davis County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Williamson

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 55 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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