Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joe Williams, Wood County, Texas, 1867
Joe Williams registered to vote in Wood County on September 28, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
Joe Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joe Williams
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- September 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Wood County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Wood County
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "Joe his mark Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsJoe Williams reported 7 years more in Texas than in Wood County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Wood County
- Ambros Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1864
- George Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1858
- James Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
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 24 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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