Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Williams, Madison County, Texas, 1869
John Williams registered to vote in Madison County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 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.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
John Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Williams
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 19 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsJohn Williams reported 19 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
- 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 13 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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