Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Williams, Houston County, Texas, 1867
William Williams registered to vote in Houston County on August 5, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Georgia
- 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 Houston County
William Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Williams
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Houston County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "William his x mark Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Houston County
- Adam Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Billy Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
- Ed Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
- Primos Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
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 7 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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