Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anthony Simmons, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Anthony Simmons registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Leon County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1852
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Leon County

Anthony Simmons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anthony Simmons
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 19, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Leon County
18 months
Years in the precinct
18 months
Years in Texas before Leon County
14 years
Naturalized, where
"Anthony Simmons"
Signature, as written
"Anthony x Simmons"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

Anthony Simmons reported 14 years more in Texas than in Leon County.

Variations of Simmons

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 15 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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