Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Amos Williams, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Amos Williams registered to vote in Harrison County on July 1, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Harrison County
Amos Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Amos Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- July 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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
- Andrew Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
- Andrew J. Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1867
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 11 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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