Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Moses Williams, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
Moses Williams registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 2 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
Moses Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Moses Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Matagorda County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsMoses Williams reported 11 years more in Texas than in Matagorda County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Matagorda County
- Daniel Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1829
- Gloster Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1862
- James Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
Williamses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williams
- Williamson 32
- William 16
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 5 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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