Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Harrisson Williamson, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Harrisson Williamson registered to vote in Madison County on August 26, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Harrisson Williamson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Harrisson Williamson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Harrison W. Mixon"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Williamsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williamson
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 9 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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