Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Dallas Williams, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
Dallas Williams registered to vote in Anderson County on November 24, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Dallas Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Dallas Williams
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearDallas Williams reported 1 year 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
- 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. It sits on page 48 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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