Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Billy Williams, Houston County, Texas, 1867
Billy Williams registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Billy Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Billy Williams
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Houston County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Ephraim Camber"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Houston County
- Adam Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Ed Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
- Primos Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
- William Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1861
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 8 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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