Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charley Willis, Williamson County, Texas, 1867

Charley Willis registered to vote in Williamson County on July 31, 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Williamson County, Texas
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

Charley Willis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charley Willis
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Williamson County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Williamson County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Signature, as written
"James his x mark Davis"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Willis in Williamson County

Willises elsewhere in Texas

All 40 freedmen named Willis 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 11 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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