Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Albert McKee, Williamson County, Texas, 1867

Albert McKee registered to vote in Williamson County on July 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Williamson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Williamson County

Albert McKee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Albert McKee
Place of birth
South Carolina
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
Naturalized, where
"Richard his x mark Williams"
Signature, as written
"Albert his x mark McKee"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named McKee in Williamson County

McKees elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named McKee 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 6 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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