Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Captain McSimmons, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
Captain McSimmons registered to vote in Wilson County on July 11, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Wilson County
Captain McSimmons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Captain McSimmons
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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