Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Simms, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Charles Simms 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
Charles Simms
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Simms
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Leon County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Charles Simms"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Simms in Leon County
- Edmond Simmsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1854
- George Simmsborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
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 9 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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