Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Levi Sims, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Levi Sims registered to vote in Wood County on July 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 1 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Wood County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
4 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

Levi Sims

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Levi Sims
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
6
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Wood County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Wood County
4 years
Signature, as written
"Levi his X mark Sims"
Remarks, as written
"Colored voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wood County highlighted
Wood County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

4 years

Levi Sims reported 4 years more in Texas than in Wood County.

Variations of Sims

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 Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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