Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Benjamin F. Williams, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
Benjamin F. Williams registered to vote in Colorado County on August 21, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Benjamin F. Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Benjamin F. Williams
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- August 21, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 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 43 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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