Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Williams, Wood County, Texas, 1867
James Williams registered to vote in Wood County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Wood County
James Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Wood County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Signature, as written
- "James his x mark Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Wood County
- Ambros Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1864
- George Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- 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 3 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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