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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsRandels Williams reported 2 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
- John Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
- Mathew Williamsborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1864
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 16 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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