Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Williams, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
James Williams registered to vote in Bexar County on July 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Bexar County
James Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Registered
- July 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 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
- 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 4 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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