Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Aleck Clayton, Williamson County, Texas, 1869

Aleck Clayton registered to vote in Williamson County on January 15, 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.

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

Aleck Clayton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Aleck Clayton
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Williamson County
Registered
January 15, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Williamson County
1 month
Signature, as written
"N. S. Udall"
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 22 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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