Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Williams, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Robert Williams registered to vote in Shelby County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% 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
186018621864186618681870
In Shelby County
Robert Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robt McLean"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Shelby County
- Burrell Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1850
- Jerrie Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
- N. Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1847
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 14 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Shelby County, Texas
Shelby County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Shelby CountyThe Williams name in TexasBorn in VirginiaSearch Shelby County by name