Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Jessey Williams, Liberty County, Texas, 1867
Jessey Williams registered to vote in Liberty County on August 23, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
What the register records
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Jessey Williams
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Liberty County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Signature, as written
- "Young, his x mark, Williams"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Liberty County
- Jacob Williamsborn in Alabama
- John Williamsborn in Texas
- Montgomery Williamsborn in North Carolina
- Pompy Williamsborn in Texas
- Sam Williamsborn in Alabama
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 8 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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