Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Simmons, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Simmons registered to vote in Colorado County on August 14, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 2 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 11 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
William Simmons
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Simmons
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 11 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsWilliam Simmons reported 9 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Simmons in Colorado County
- George Simmonsborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1865
- Ned Simmonsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
- Simon Simmonsborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1860
- Thomas Simmonsborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1845
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 39 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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