Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Simon Williams, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Simon Williams registered to vote in Harrison County on July 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 3 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Simon Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Simon Williams
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 6
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsSimon Williams reported 2 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Harrison County
- Allen Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Allen Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1858
- Alphinzo Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Amos Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Andrew Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
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 42 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Harrison County, Texas
Harrison County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Harrison CountyThe Williams name in TexasBorn in North CarolinaSearch Harrison County by name