Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Simley, Bexar County, Texas, 1869
John Simley registered to vote in Bexar County on November 19, 1869. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Maryland
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Bexar County
John Simley
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Simley
- Place of birth
- Maryland
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 45 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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