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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, 401 to 450 of 560
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Moses WilliamsHarrison CountyVirginia1849
Moses WilliamsHarrison CountyTexas1846
Moses WilliamsHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Moses WilliamsHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Moses WilliamsWharton County1866
N. WilliamsGalveston County
N. WilliamsShelby CountyGeorgia1847
Nash WilliamsBastrop CountyAlabama1853
Nathan WilliamsDavis CountySouth Carolina1845
Ned WilliamsMadison CountyAlabama1849
Ned. WilliamsBurleson County1852
Nelson WilliamsBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Nelson WilliamsBrazoria CountyVirginia1863
Nelson WilliamsGuadalupe CountyTexas
Nelson WilliamsHarrison CountyVirginia1851
Neptune WIlliamsMcLennan County1866
Noah WilliamsBowie CountySouth Carolina1859
Noah WilliamsGalveston County
Northamael WilliamsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Owens WilliamsFayette CountyMississippi1866
P.W. WilliamsMcLennan County1867
Page WilliamsHopkins CountyVirginia1861
Perry WilliamsHarrison CountyAlabama1859
Peter WilliamsBowie CountyMississippi1849
Peter WilliamsBrazoria CountyTennessee1853
Peter WilliamsDeWitt County1847
Peter WilliamsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1846
Pink WilliamsFort Bend County1845
Pompey WilliamsFayette CountyMissouri
Porter WilliamsBrazoria CountyTennessee1847
Primos WilliamsHouston CountyAlabama1860
R WilliamsTarrant CountyLouisiana1855
Rail WilliamsWharton County1866
Ralph WilliamsLeon CountyAlabama
Randall WilliamsCalhoun County1866
Randels WilliamsMadison CountySouth Carolina1866
Ransom WilliamsFort Bend County1845
Ransom WilliamsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Ransom WilliamsHays CountyKentucky1866
Reek WilliamsBexar CountyAlabama1854
Reuben WilliamsHarrison CountyMississippi1862
Richard WilliamsCollin CountyVirginia1846
Richard WilliamsColorado CountyTennessee1849
Richard WilliamsWalker CountySouth Carolina1856
Robb. WilliamsCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Robert WilliamsBowie CountyArkansas1867
Robert WilliamsBrazoria CountyNorth Carolina1849
Robert WilliamsBrazoria CountyTexas1841
Robert WilliamsCameron CountyVirginia1865
Robert WilliamsFayette CountyTennessee1859

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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