Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Simon Andrews, Wood County, Texas, 1867

Simon Andrews registered to vote in Wood County on August 2, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 16 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Wood County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wood County

Simon Andrews

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Simon Andrews
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Wood County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Wood County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Wood County
15 years
Signature, as written
"Simon his X mark Andrews"
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

15 years

Simon Andrews reported 15 years more in Texas than in Wood County.

Other freedmen named Andrews in Wood County

Andrewses elsewhere in Texas

All 33 freedmen named Andrews in Texas

Variations of Andrews

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

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