Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Sims, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

Charles Sims registered to vote in Chambers County on August 6, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Chambers County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
20 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Charles Sims

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Sims
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Chambers County
20 years
Years in the precinct
20 years
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Virginia"
Signature, as written
"Charles Simms"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

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 1 of the Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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