Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Williams, Walker County, Texas, 1867
George Williams registered to vote in Walker County on September 26, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- 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 Walker County
George Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Williams
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- September 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Walker County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "George X 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
- Green Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1866
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 32 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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