Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Alexandria Williams, Leon County, Texas, 1869
Alexandria Williams registered to vote in Leon County on November 22, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Leon County
Alexandria Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Alexandria Williams
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Leon County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Signature, as written
- "Anderson Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Leon County
- 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
- Jerry Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1849
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 33 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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