Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Simmonds, Walker County, Texas, 1868
George Simmonds registered to vote in Walker County on January 31, 1868. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 7 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
- 3 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
George Simmonds
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Simmonds
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- January 31, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Walker County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Walker County
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "George his X mark Simmonds"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
3 yearsGeorge Simmonds reported 3 years more in Texas than in Walker County.
Simmondses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simmonds
- Simmons 51
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 36 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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