Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edwin Williams, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Edwin Williams registered to vote in Walker County on September 28, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 11 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
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In Walker County
Edwin Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edwin Williams
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- September 28, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Walker County
- 11 years
- Years in the precinct
- 11 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his X mark 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
- George Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1863
- 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 33 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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