Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Scott Williams, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Scott Williams registered to vote in Leon County on August 23, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Leon County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Leon County

Scott Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Scott Williams
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Leon County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Signature, as written
"Scott x Williams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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 20 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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