Lamar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Williams, Lamar County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Williams registered to vote in Lamar County on July 10, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Lamar County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Lamar County registered 772 freedmen in 1867, 30% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Lamar County
Thomas Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Lamar County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Lamar County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Shado"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Lamar County
- Calaway Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1856
- Harrison Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1858
- Henry Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
- Larkin Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1856
- Robert Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1863
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 14 of the Lamar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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