Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Williams, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
James Williams registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 14, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 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.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
James Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Williams
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Matagorda County
- Daniel Williamsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1829
- Gloster Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1862
- Moses Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1854
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 6 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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