Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Williams, Leon County, Texas, 1867

George Williams registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 20 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Leon County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1845
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

George Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Williams
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 15, 1867
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Leon County
20 years
Years in the precinct
9 years
Years in Texas before Leon County
2 years
Naturalized, where
"George Williams"
Signature, as written
"George Williams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

George Williams reported 2 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Other freedmen named Williams in Leon 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 14 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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