Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Stephen Powell, Williamson County, Texas, 1869
Stephen Powell registered to vote in Williamson County on January 13, 1869. He reported Mississippi 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.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
Stephen Powell
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Stephen Powell
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Registered
- January 13, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "Ezekiel his x mark Nullis"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Powells elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Powell
- Powel 7
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 22 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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