Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Williams, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867
John Williams registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 5, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 4 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Bastrop County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Bastrop County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Years in Texas before Bastrop County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored Voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
4 yearsJohn Williams reported 4 years more in Texas than in Bastrop County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Bastrop County
- Abner Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
- Alec Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
- Alfred Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Allen Williamsborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1853
- Amos Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1853
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 4 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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