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.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsAlbert Williams reported 2 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Madison County
- 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
- 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 12 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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