Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Antia Williams, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Antia Williams registered to vote in Anderson County on August 7, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
Antia Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Antia Williams
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 10
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsAntia Williams reported 9 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Anderson County
- Alex Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Caleb Williamsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- Charles Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Dallas Williamsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- Frank Williamsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
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. Anderson County's entries fill 53 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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