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Williams in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 560 freedmen

560 freedmen named Williams registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (56), Brazoria County (53) and Galveston County (36). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1817.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Williamses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Williams registered, on the 1870 county map
560
Freedmen
59
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1817
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Williamses registered

Texas counties where the Williamses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County5610%
Brazoria County539%
Galveston County366%
Fort Bend County316%
Colorado County285%
Brazos County265%
Fayette County254%
McLennan County244%
Walker County234%
Bastrop County204%
Wharton County163%
Bexar County143%
Freestone County132%
Gonzales County132%
Falls County122%
Leon County122%
Anderson County112%
Bowie County112%
Guadalupe County112%
Burleson County92%
Cherokee County81%
DeWitt County81%
Madison County71%
Davis County61%
Hays County61%
Houston County5under 1%
Jackson County5under 1%
Bosque County4under 1%
Cameron County4under 1%
Collin County4under 1%
Dallas County4under 1%
Shelby County4under 1%
Wood County4under 1%
Calhoun County3under 1%
Hill County3under 1%
Hopkins County3under 1%
Jefferson County3under 1%
San Augustine County3under 1%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Chambers County2under 1%
Comal County2under 1%
Hardin County2under 1%
Jasper County2under 1%
Johnson County2under 1%
Nueces County2under 1%
Parker County2under 1%
Sabine County2under 1%
San Saba County2under 1%
Wilson County2under 1%
Bandera County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Limestone County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Newton County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%

Where the Williamses were born

Birthplaces the Williamses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia5816%
Alabama4212%
Mississippi3510%
South Carolina349%
Tennessee349%
Georgia308%
North Carolina308%
Texas308%
Louisiana277%
Kentucky195%
Missouri82%
Maryland72%
Florida62%
Arkansas2under 1%
Delaware1under 1%
Pennsylvania1under 1%

When the Williamses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Williamses
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
1
1820s
3
1830s
14
1840s
125
1850s
150
1860s
245

Variations of Williams

Every Williams in the register

The Williamses in the register, 501 to 550 of 560
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Squire WilliamsBexar CountyLouisiana1865
Stephen WilliamsBastrop CountyMississippi1854
Stephen WilliamsBrazos County1853
Stephen WilliamsCalhoun County1866
Stephen WilliamsCameron CountyKentucky1865
Stephen WilliamsLeon CountyAlabama1851
Stephen WilliamsWalker CountyDelaware1859
Stevens WilliamsGalveston County
Sylee WilliamsComal County1848
T. WilliamsBurleson County1862
Tandy WilliamsHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Taylor WilliamsBowie CountyTennessee1853
Thad WilliamsFayette CountyMaryland1845
Thomas WilliamsBastrop CountyTennessee1864
Thomas WilliamsBrazoria CountyMaryland1848
Thomas WilliamsBrazoria CountyMississippi1847
Thomas WilliamsGonzales County1852
Thomas WilliamsHarrison CountyAlabama1867
Thomas WilliamsHays CountyMississippi1866
Thomas WilliamsJackson County1857
Thomas WilliamsMcLennan County1867
Thomas WilliamsMcLennan County1867
Thomas WilliamsWharton County1866
Thornton WilliamsBurleson County1860
Thornton WilliamsRefugio County
Tolton WilliamsFalls County
Tom WilliamsFalls County
Tony WilliamsColorado CountyMaryland1862
Tony WilliamsHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
Turner WilliamsBrazos County1863
W.D. WilliamsWalker CountyMississippi1866
Washington WilliamsFalls County
Washington WilliamsGalveston County1855
Watson WilliamsHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
Wesley WilliamsCameron CountyNorth Carolina1865
Wesley WilliamsCameron CountyAlabama1859
Wiley WilliamsBrazoria CountyKentucky1849
Wiley WilliamsBrazoria CountyTexas1848
Wiley WilliamsHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Wilie WilliamsAnderson CountySouth Carolina1857
Will. WilliamsCollin CountyKentucky1859
William WilliamsBastrop CountyLouisiana1835
William WilliamsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1823
William WilliamsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1862
William WilliamsBrazoria CountyMississippi1847
William WilliamsColorado CountyVirginia1857
William WilliamsDavis CountySouth Carolina1841
William WilliamsDavis CountySouth Carolina1851
William WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1854
William WilliamsHays CountyVirginia1866

Williams genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Williams in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 56 of the 560, Brazoria County 53. 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 Williamson and William as well.

Where did the Williamses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (58), Alabama (42) and Mississippi (35) as their birthplaces most often, and 30 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Williams?

Harrison County (56), Brazoria County (53), Galveston County (36). In all, 560 registered across 59 Texas counties 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 Williams appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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