Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Harrison Williams, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Harrison Williams registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Harrison Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Harrison Williams
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Harrison his x mark Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Henderson County
- Ezekial Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1863
- James Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1863
- John Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1855
- Peter Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1860
- Sandy Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
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 6 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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