Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wilson Williams, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
Wilson Williams registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 17, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
Wilson Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wilson Williams
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Williams in Caldwell County
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 9 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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