Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Simpson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
George Simpson registered to vote in Anderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
George Simpson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Simpson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Simpson in Anderson County
- Squire Simpsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
Simpsons elsewhere in Texas
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 7 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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