Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ned Williams, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Ned Williams registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
Ned Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ned Williams
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Madison County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Ned Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsNed Williams reported 17 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Madison County
- Albert Williamsborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
- Henry Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1861
- Isack Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1839
- John Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- Mathew Williamsborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1864
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 Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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