Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Abraham Caldwell, Williamson County, Texas, 1867

Abraham Caldwell registered to vote in Williamson County on July 24, 1867. He reported Arkansas 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 Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Williamson County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Williamson County

Abraham Caldwell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Abraham Caldwell
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Williamson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Williamson County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Naturalized, when
"John Rother"
Signature, as written
"Abraham his x mark Caldwell"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Caldwell in Williamson County

Caldwells elsewhere in Texas

All 24 freedmen named Caldwell 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 7 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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