Williamson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Richardson, Williamson County, Texas, 1869
William Richardson registered to vote in Williamson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Williamson County
William Richardson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Richardson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Williamson County
- Registered
- November 17, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Williamson County
- 1 month
- Signature, as written
- "John W. Myers"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Richardsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richardson
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 23 of the Williamson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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