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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, 351 to 400 of 560
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John WilliamsHarrison CountySouth Carolina
John WilliamsMadison CountyTexas1848
John WilliamsMcLennan County1866
John WilliamsSabine CountyMississippi1858
John WilliamsSan Saba County
John H. WilliamsWharton County1866
Johnson WilliamsBrazos County1848
Jordon WilliamsColorado CountyVirginia1856
Joseph WilliamsBrazoria CountyFlorida1861
Joseph WilliamsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Joseph WilliamsFort Bend County1866
Joseph WilliamsGalveston County1863
Joseph WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1858
Joseph WilliamsHill CountyLouisiana1855
Joseph WilliamsSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Joshua WilliamsGonzales County1866
Lamar WilliamsGalveston County1841
Larcom WilliamsCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Larkin WilliamsBastrop CountyLouisiana1864
Lee WilliamsFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Lend WilliamsCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Levi WilliamsBexar CountyKentucky1863
Lewis WilliamsColorado CountyTexas1844
Lewis WilliamsFreestone CountyVirginia1863
Lewis WilliamsJefferson County1847
Lewis WilliamsJohnson CountyTennessee1837
Lewis WilliamsTyler CountyGeorgia1862
Lewis G. WilliamsBrazoria CountyTexas1846
Limus WilliamsWalker CountySouth Carolina1854
Limus WilliamsWalker CountySouth Carolina
Louis WilliamsBastrop CountyMaryland1861
Louis WilliamsBrazoria CountyVirginia1852
Low WilliamsDeWitt CountyNorth Carolina1857
Madison WilliamsGoliad County
Mathew WilliamsMadison CountyMaryland1864
Mathew WilliamsMcLennan County1866
Mathias WilliamsFalls County
Matt WilliamsColorado CountyMississippi1847
Matthew WilliamsBrazoria CountyTennessee1840
Mid WilliamsLeon CountyTexas1843
Miles WilliamsFort Bend CountyVirginia1861
Monday WilliamsBrazoria CountyVirginia1859
Monroe WilliamsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1862
Monroe WilliamsFort Bend CountyVirginia1861
Morris WIlliamsGuadalupe CountyKentucky1866
Moses WilliamsBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1847
Moses WilliamsBrazos County1859
Moses WilliamsFalls County
Moses WilliamsFayette CountyNorth Carolina1858
Moses WilliamsFayette CountyLouisiana1821

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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