Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Simon Toms, Washington County, Texas, 1867
Simon Toms registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1867. He reported 31 years in Texas, 31 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.
- 31 years
- In Texas
- 31 years
- In the county
- about 1836
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1836 to 1870
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In Washington County
Simon Toms
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Simon Toms
- County of registration
- Washington County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- June 12, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 31 years
- Years in Washington County
- 31 years
- Years in the precinct
- 31 years
- Signature, as written
- "Union his X mark Toms"
- Remarks, as written
- "Freedman of Color"
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 2 of the Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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