Tyler County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Williams, Tyler County, Texas, 1868

Lewis Williams registered to vote in Tyler County on January 30, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Tyler County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Tyler County registered 256 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Tyler County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Tyler County

Lewis Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Williams
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Tyler County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Tyler County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Signature, as written
"Lewis Williams"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tyler County highlighted
Tyler County on the 1870 county map

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 13 of the Tyler County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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