Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Willis, Williamson County, Texas, 1867
Edward Willis registered to vote in Williamson County on July 20, 1867. He reported Louisiana 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.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
Edward Willis
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Willis
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- 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
- "Wm Wilson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Willis in Williamson County
- Charley Willisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1866
- George W. Willisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1866
- Henry Clay Willisborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1866
Willises elsewhere in Texas
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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