Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Williams, Wood County, Texas, 1867
George Williams registered to vote in Wood County on July 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Wood County. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
1858186018621864186618681870
In Wood County
George Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Williams
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Wood County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Williams"
Other freedmen named Williams in Wood County
- Ambros Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1864
- James Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Joe Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
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 2 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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