Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jim Simmons, Davis County, Texas, 1867

Jim Simmons registered to vote in Davis County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Davis County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Davis County

Jim Simmons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jim [James] Simmons
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Davis County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Davis County
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Davis County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Davis County highlighted
Davis County on the 1870 county map

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. Davis County's entries fill 67 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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