Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Alex Williams, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Alex Williams registered to vote in Anderson County on August 14, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Alex Williams
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Alex Williams
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Williams in Anderson County
- 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
- 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 21 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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