Williamson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Williamson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 30 freedmen

30 freedmen named Williamson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Freestone County (5), Burleson County (3) and Bosque County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Williamsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Williamson registered, on the 1870 county map
30
Freedmen
19
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Williamsons registered

Texas counties where the Williamsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Freestone County517%
Burleson County310%
Bosque County27%
Dallas County27%
Fort Bend County27%
McLennan County27%
Wharton County27%
Anderson County13%
Chambers County13%
Colorado County13%
Davis County13%
Erath County13%
Falls County13%
Galveston County13%
Harrison County13%
Hays County13%
Hunt County13%
Madison County13%
Walker County13%

Where the Williamsons were born

Birthplaces the Williamsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama422%
Georgia422%
North Carolina422%
Arkansas211%
Maryland16%
South Carolina16%
Texas16%
Virginia16%

When the Williamsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Williamsons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
5
1850s
5
1860s
19

Variations of Williamson

Every Williamson in the register

The Williamsons in the register, 1 to 30 of 30
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron WilliamsonGalveston CountySouth Carolina1858
Alex WilliamsonColorado CountyTexas1842
Alford WilliamsonBosque County1846
Crawford WilliamsonBosque County1848
Daniel WilliamsonWharton County1866
Ely WilliamsonDallas CountyArkansas1859
Ephriam WilliamsonDavis CountyGeorgia1857
Franklin WilliamsonHunt CountyVirginia1863
Geo. WilliamsonDallas CountyGeorgia1863
Gerry WilliamsonWharton County1866
H. WilliamsonBurleson County1860
Harrisson WilliamsonMadison CountyNorth Carolina1865
Hayden WilliamsonMcLennan County1866
Hen. WilliamsonBurleson County1841
Henry WilliamsonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
J.T. WilliamsonMcLennan County
Jacob WilliamsonFreestone CountyAlabama1865
Japhphet WilliamsonFalls County
Jas WilliamsonFort Bend County1866
Jonah WilliamsonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Joseph WilliamsonWalker CountyAlabama
Manuel WilliamsonFreestone CountyGeorgia1867
Oliver WilliamsonFort Bend County1854
Peter WilliamsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1865
R. S. WilliamsonBurleson County1844
Richard WilliamsonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Richard WilliamsonHays CountyArkansas1866
Steven WilliamsonChambers CountyMaryland1857
Temus WilliamsonErath CountyNorth Carolina1863
Wesley WilliamsonAnderson CountyNorth Carolina1864

Williamson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Williamson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Freestone County holds 5 of the 30, Burleson County 3. 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 Williams and William as well.

Where did the Williamsons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Georgia (4) and North Carolina (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Williamson?

Freestone County (5), Burleson County (3), Bosque County (2). In all, 30 registered across 19 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 Williamson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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