Victoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Abram Williams, Victoria County, Texas, 1867
Abram Williams registered to vote in Victoria County on July 1, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Victoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Victoria County registered 419 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Victoria County
Abram Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Abram Williams
- County of registration
- Victoria County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Victoria County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Naturalized, how
- "By the County Court"
- Naturalized, when
- "Dec 27 1860"
- Naturalized, where
- "Victoria Tex."
- Signature, as written
- "Neal his X mark Howard"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Victoria County
- Abraham Williams
- Alfred Williamsreached Texas about 1866
- Francis Williamsreached Texas about 1866
- George Williamsreached Texas about 1866
- Jacob Williamsreached Texas about 1866
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 10 of the Victoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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