Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Simons, Newton County, Texas, 1867
John Simons registered to vote in Newton County on September 10, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Newton County
John Simons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Simons
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- September 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Newton County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "John his x mark Simons"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Simons in Newton County
- Grifin Simonsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1851
- Moses Simonsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1847
- Tilman Simonsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- Winfield Simonsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1851
Simonses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simons
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 4 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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