Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Elias Sims, Henderson County, Texas, 1867

Elias Sims registered to vote in Henderson County on August 31, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Henderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Henderson County

Elias Sims

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Elias Sims
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Henderson County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Henderson County
6 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"Elias Sims"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Henderson County highlighted
Henderson County on the 1870 county map

Simses elsewhere in Texas

All 32 freedmen named Sims in Texas

Variations of Sims

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 20 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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