Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Williams, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
James Williams registered to vote in Anderson County on November 20, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 2 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
James Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Williams
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsJames Williams reported 6 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Williams in Anderson County
- Alex Williamsborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Antia Williamsborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1857
- 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
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 45 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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