Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Williams, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
John Williams registered to vote in Bexar County on July 17, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
John Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Williams
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Bexar County
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Bexar County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsJohn Williams reported 2 years more in Texas than in Bexar County.
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
- George Williams
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 25 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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