Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert Williams, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Albert Williams registered to vote in Madison County on November 16, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 3 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Madison County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Madison County

Albert Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert Williams
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
4
Registered
November 16, 1869
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Madison County
3 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Madison County
2 years
Signature, as written
"Albert Williams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Madison County highlighted
Madison County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Albert Williams reported 2 years more in Texas than in Madison County.

Other freedmen named Williams in Madison County

Williamses elsewhere in Texas

All 560 freedmen named Williams in Texas

Variations of Williams

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 12 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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