Wiliams · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Wiliams in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Wiliams registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in DeWitt County, reaching Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Wiliamses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Wiliams registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1848
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Wiliamses registered

Texas counties where the Wiliamses registered
CountyFreedmen%
DeWitt County1100%

When the Wiliamses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Wiliamses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Variations of Wiliams

Every Wiliams in the register

The Wiliamses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
James WiliamsDeWitt County1848

Wiliams genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Wiliams in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. DeWitt County holds 1 of the 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Williams as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Wiliams?

DeWitt County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Wiliams appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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