Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Williams, Bexar County, Texas, 1869
George Williams registered to vote in Bexar County on November 26, 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
What the register records
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Williams
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- 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
- Charles Williamsborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- Ed. Williamsborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1864
- 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 56 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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