Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Willis Young, Williamson County, Texas, 1868

Willis Young registered to vote in Williamson County on January 30, 1868. He reported Missouri 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 Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Williamson County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Williamson County

Willis Young

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Willis Young
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Williamson County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 30, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Williamson County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Signature, as written
"Wesley his x mark Organ"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Williamson County highlighted
Williamson County on the 1870 county map

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 20 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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