Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Williams, Caldwell County, Texas, 1869
Henry Williams registered to vote in Caldwell County on Nov. 26th, 1869. He reported 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Caldwell County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
Henry Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Williams
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- Nov. 26th, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Caldwell County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Caldwell County
- Wilson Williamsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866
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 27 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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