Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Williams, Dallas County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Williams registered to vote in Dallas County on August 19, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Dallas County
Thomas Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Williams
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Dallas County
- Alex Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1862
- Dudley Williamsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1865
- Henry Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Jeston Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1865
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 14 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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