Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard Williams, Williamson County, Texas, 1867
Richard Williams registered to vote in Williamson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Williamson County registered 205 freedmen in 1867, 19% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
Richard Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard Williams
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "Russell his x mark Allen"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Williamson County
- Aaron Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
- Albert Wesley Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Anderson Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1866
- Henry Williamsborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
- Thomas Williamsborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
Williamses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williams
- Williamson 32
- 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 5 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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