Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Simmons, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
William Simmons registered to vote in Galveston County on June 24, 1867. He reported 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 2 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
William Simmons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Simmons
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 24, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Simmons in Galveston County
- Alford Simmonsreached Texas about 1865
- Henry Simmonsreached Texas about 1854
- Henry Simmonsreached Texas about 1865
Simmonses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simmons
- Simons 20
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 23 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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