Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Simms, Leon County, Texas, 1867
George Simms registered to vote in Leon County on August 5, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Leon County
George Simms
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Simms
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Leon County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "Alfred Green"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Simms in Leon County
- Charles Simmsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
- Edmond Simmsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
Simmses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simms
- Sims 29
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 Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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