Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jordon Williams, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Jordon Williams registered to vote in Colorado County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 11 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
11 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Jordon Williams

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jordon Williams
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Colorado County
11 years
Years in the precinct
11 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Williams

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 38 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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