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Williams in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 611 freedmen

611 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
611
Freedmen
67
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1817
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Williamses registered

Texas counties where the Williamses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County569%
Brazoria County539%
Galveston County366%
Fort Bend County315%
Colorado County285%
Brazos County264%
Fayette County254%
McLennan County244%
Walker County234%
Bastrop County203%
Wharton County163%
Bexar County142%
Victoria County142%
Freestone County132%
Gonzales County132%
Falls County122%
Leon County122%
Anderson County112%
Bowie County112%
Guadalupe County112%
Burleson County91%
Cherokee County81%
DeWitt County81%
Williamson County81%
Henderson County71%
Liberty County71%
Madison County71%
Davis County6under 1%
Hays County6under 1%
Houston County5under 1%
Jackson County5under 1%
Lamar County5under 1%
Bosque County4under 1%
Cameron County4under 1%
Collin County4under 1%
Dallas County4under 1%
Matagorda County4under 1%
Shelby County4under 1%
Wood County4under 1%
Calhoun County3under 1%
Hill County3under 1%
Hopkins County3under 1%
Jasper County3under 1%
Jefferson County3under 1%
San Augustine County3under 1%
Caldwell County2under 1%
Chambers County2under 1%
Comal County2under 1%
Hardin County2under 1%
Harris County2under 1%
Johnson County2under 1%
Kaufman County2under 1%
Lavaca 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%
Newton County1under 1%
Refugio County1under 1%
Tarrant County1under 1%
Tyler County1under 1%

Where the Williamses were born

Birthplaces the Williamses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia6316%
Alabama4812%
Mississippi3910%
Tennessee359%
Georgia349%
South Carolina349%
Texas349%
North Carolina328%
Louisiana287%
Kentucky215%
Missouri82%
Maryland72%
Arkansas62%
Florida62%
Delaware1under 1%
Pennsylvania1under 1%

When the Williamses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Williamses
DecadeFreedmen
1810s
1
1820s
4
1830s
14
1840s
127
1850s
158
1860s
277

Variations of Williams

Every Williams in the register

The Williamses in the register, 251 to 300 of 611
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry WilliamsFort Bend County1866
Henry WilliamsFort Bend County1862
Henry WilliamsFort Bend CountyLouisiana1864
Henry WilliamsFreestone CountyGeorgia1865
Henry WilliamsGalveston County1862
Henry WilliamsGalveston County
Henry WilliamsGalveston County
Henry WilliamsGonzales County1867
Henry WilliamsGuadalupe CountyLouisiana
Henry WilliamsGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Henry WilliamsHarrison CountyGeorgia1865
Henry WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1860
Henry WilliamsHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
Henry WilliamsHays CountySouth Carolina1866
Henry WilliamsJackson County1857
Henry WilliamsJasper CountyNorth Carolina
Henry WilliamsLamar CountyVirginia1864
Henry WilliamsMadison CountyAlabama1861
Henry WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Henry WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Henry WilliamsNueces CountyKentucky1866
Henry WilliamsSan Augustine CountyLouisiana
Henry WilliamsWharton County1866
Henry WilliamsWharton County1867
Henry WilliamsWilliamson CountyArkansas1866
Hill WilliamsGonzales County1852
Howard WilliamsHopkins CountyGeorgia1856
Irverson WilliamsGalveston County1864
Isaac WilliamsCollin CountyTexas1846
Isaac WilliamsColorado CountyVirginia1850
Isaac WilliamsFalls County
Isaac WilliamsGonzales County1852
Isaac WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1865
Isaac WilliamsHarrison CountyGeorgia1858
Isaac WilliamsNewton CountySouth Carolina1846
Isack WilliamsMadison CountyMississippi1839
Jack WilliamsBrazos County1848
Jack WilliamsChambers CountyKentucky1863
Jack WilliamsComal CountyTexas1843
Jack WilliamsFayette CountyAlabama1853
Jack WilliamsFayette CountySouth Carolina1860
Jack WilliamsGonzales County1857
Jack WilliamsGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Jack WilliamsHarrison CountyMississippi1850
Jackson WilliamsAnderson CountyAlabama1854
Jackson WilliamsFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Jackson WilliamsWalker CountyAlabama
Jacob WilliamsFayette County1840
Jacob WilliamsFort Bend County1866
Jacob WilliamsLiberty CountyAlabama

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 611, 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 (63), Alabama (48) and Mississippi (39) as their birthplaces most often, and 34 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, 611 registered across 67 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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