Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Sims, Madison County, Texas, 1867
George Sims registered to vote in Madison County. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 2 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- 19 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
George Sims
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Sims
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 19 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Sims"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
19 yearsGeorge Sims reported 19 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
Other freedmen named Sims in Madison County
- Aron Simsborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1864
- Nathan Simsborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1848
Simses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Sims
- Simms 14
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 10 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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