Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Williams, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
Charles Williams registered to vote in Bexar County on July 5, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Bexar County
Charles Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Williams
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Registered
- July 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Bexar County
- Alexander Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Campbell Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1863
- Ed. Williamsborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1864
- George Williams
- Henry Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
Williamses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Williams
- Williamson 30
- 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 Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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