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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, 51 to 100 of 560
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson WilliamsBrazoria CountyMississippi1854
Anderson WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Andrew WilliamsBrazos County1851
Andrew WilliamsColorado CountyKentucky1859
Andrew WilliamsGalveston County1861
Andrew WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1866
Andrew WilliamsLimestone County1845
Andrew J. WilliamsHarrison CountyAlabama1867
Anthony WilliamsColorado CountyMaryland1859
Anthony WilliamsDeWitt County1853
Anthony WilliamsFalls County
Antia WilliamsAnderson CountyGeorgia1857
Antony WilliamsBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1840
Antony WilliamsBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1847
Armstead WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Arney WilliamsBowie CountyMississippi1859
Augustus WilliamsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Augustus WilliamsGalveston County1865
Baltimor WilliamsFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Ben WilliamsGonzales County1849
Ben WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1862
Ben WilliamsHarrison CountyMissouri1865
Ben WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Benjamin WilliamsBrazoria CountyFlorida1857
Benjamin WilliamsBrazoria CountyMississippi1841
Benjamin WilliamsBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1862
Benjamin WilliamsBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1861
Benjamin WilliamsDavis CountyVirginia1860
Benjamin WilliamsGrayson CountyKentucky1863
Benjamin WilliamsHarrison CountyTexas1846
Benjamin WilliamsHays CountyMississippi1866
Benjamin WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Benjamin F. WilliamsColorado CountyVirginia1855
Benjamin W. WilliamsColorado CountyGeorgia1853
Beny WilliamsBowie CountyTennessee1849
Bill WilliamsFayette CountyLouisiana1851
Bill WilliamsFayette CountyTexas1847
Bill WilliamsFayette CountyVirginia1854
Billy WilliamsGalveston County
Billy WilliamsHouston CountySouth Carolina1854
Bindell WilliamsBowie CountySouth Carolina1849
Bob WilliamsDavis CountyTennessee1852
Bob WilliamsWharton County1866
Booker WilliamsColorado CountyTennessee1851
Bose WilliamsWharton County1866
Bristol WilliamsWalker CountySouth Carolina1854
Bunk WilliamsFalls County
Burrell WilliamsShelby CountyAlabama1850
Burton WilliamsHarrison CountyGeorgia1860
C. H. WilliamsHarrison CountyMississippi1849

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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