Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sandy Williams, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Sandy Williams registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 2 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
10 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Henderson County

Sandy Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sandy Williams
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Henderson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Henderson County
10 years
Signature, as written
"Sandy Williams"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

10 years

Sandy Williams reported 10 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.

Other freedmen named Williams in Henderson County

Williamses elsewhere in Texas

All 611 freedmen named Williams in Texas

Variations of Williams

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 1 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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