Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Frank Simons, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Frank Simons registered to vote in Leon County on August 12, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Leon County
Frank Simons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Frank Simons
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Leon County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Frank x Simons"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 8 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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