Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Simmon, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
John Simmon registered to vote in Galveston County on June 7, 1867. He reported 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
John Simmon
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Simmon
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- June 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Galveston County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Simmons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simmon
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 7 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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