Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Hannibal Simons, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Hannibal Simons registered to vote in Walker County on September 26, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 1 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Hannibal Simons

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Hannibal Simons
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
September 26, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Walker County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Walker County
15 years
Signature, as written
"Hannibal X Burris"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

Hannibal Simons reported 15 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

Simonses elsewhere in Texas

All 20 freedmen named Simons 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 32 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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