Liberty County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Simmons, Liberty County, Texas, 1869
Charles Simmons registered to vote in Liberty County on November 16, 1869. He reported Florida as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Liberty County registered 335 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Florida
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
186018621864186618681870
In Liberty County
Charles Simmons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Simmons
- Place of birth
- Florida
- County of registration
- Liberty County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 16, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 18 months
- Years in Liberty County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Naturalized, where
- "Joseph L. Thomas"
- Signature, as written
- "Charles his x mark Simmons"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Simmons in Liberty County
- George Simmonsborn in North Carolina
- Manual Simmonsborn in North Carolina
Simmonses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simmons
- Simons 20
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 16 of the Liberty County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Liberty County, Texas
Liberty County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Liberty CountyThe Simmons name in TexasBorn in FloridaSearch Liberty County by name