Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Williams, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Henry Williams registered to vote in Madison County on August 31, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored. Amount of time in state is probably incorrect" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Henry Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Williams
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Madison County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Naturalized, where
- "Harvey Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored. Amount of time in state is probably incorrect"
Other freedmen named Williams in Madison County
- Albert Williamsborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
- Isack Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1839
- John Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- Mathew Williamsborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1864
- Ned Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
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 11 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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