Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Simmons, Hill County, Texas, 1867
John Simmons registered to vote in Hill County on August 13, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Hill County
John Simmons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Simmons
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Hill County
- Precinct
- Towash
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Hill County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 7 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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