Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jesse Williams, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Jesse Williams registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 14 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
Jesse Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jesse Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Leon County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 14 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jim x Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsJesse Williams reported 4 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Leon County
- Alexandria Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Charles Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1856
- Daniel Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1837
- George Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1845
- George W. Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
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 11 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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