Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Randels Williams, Madison County, Texas, 1869

Randels Williams registered to vote in Madison County on November 26, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Madison County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Madison County

Randels Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Randels Williams
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Madison County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Madison County
18 months
Years in the precinct
18 months
Years in Texas before Madison County
2 years
Signature, as written
"Robert 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

Randels 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 16 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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