Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Mathew Williams, Madison County, Texas, 1869
Mathew Williams registered to vote in Madison County on November 23, 1869. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Madison County
Mathew Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Mathew Williams
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Madison County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Matthew Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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
- John Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- 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 15 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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