Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Franklin Simon, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867

Franklin Simon registered to vote in Van Zandt County on August 1, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Van Zandt County
Texas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Van Zandt County

Franklin Simon

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Franklin Simon
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Van Zandt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Simons elsewhere in Texas

All 11 freedmen named Simon in Texas

Variations of Simon

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 9 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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