Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Simmons, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

George Simmons registered to vote in Fayette County on July 12, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Fayette County

George Simmons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Simmons
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Fayette County
4 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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All 51 freedmen named Simmons in Texas

Variations of Simmons

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. Fayette County's entries fill 70 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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