Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Stephen Williams, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Stephen Williams registered to vote in Walker County on August 31, 1867. He reported Delaware as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Delaware
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Walker County
Stephen Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Stephen Williams
- Place of birth
- Delaware
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Walker County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Signature, as written
- "Stephen Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Walker County
- Alfred Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Bristol Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1854
- Ceaser Williamsborn in Georgia
- Edwin Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1856
- George Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1863
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 29 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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