Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Williams, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
John Williams registered to vote in Colorado County on July 24, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Colorado County
John Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Williams
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 23'
- Registered
- July 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Colorado County
- Albert Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
- Alexander Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1841
- Allen Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Allen Williamsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
- Andrew Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1859
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 21 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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