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Simmons in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 51 freedmen

51 freedmen named Simmons registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fort Bend County (7), Fayette County (6) and Colorado County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Simmonses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Simmons registered, on the 1870 county map
51
Freedmen
21
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Simmonses registered

Texas counties where the Simmonses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fort Bend County714%
Fayette County612%
Colorado County510%
Galveston County48%
Gonzales County48%
Austin County36%
Freestone County36%
Wharton County36%
Anderson County24%
Brazos County24%
Guadalupe County24%
Brazoria County12%
Cameron County12%
Cherokee County12%
Davis County12%
Falls County12%
Harrison County12%
Hill County12%
Leon County12%
Van Zandt County12%
Walker County12%

Where the Simmonses were born

Birthplaces the Simmonses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama827%
Louisiana517%
South Carolina413%
Virginia413%
Kentucky27%
Missouri27%
North Carolina27%
Georgia13%
Tennessee13%
Texas13%

When the Simmonses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Simmonses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
9
1850s
15
1860s
26

Variations of Simmons

Every Simmons in the register

The Simmonses in the register, 1 to 50 of 51
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abe SimmonsFreestone CountyAlabama1863
Abraham SimmonsAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
Adam SimmonsFort Bend County1846
Addison SimmonsFort Bend County1857
Alford SimmonsGalveston County1865
Allen SimmonsAustin CountyAlabama1847
Anthony SimmonsLeon CountyGeorgia1852
Armstead SimmonsVan Zandt CountyVirginia1866
Aron SimmonsGonzales County1861
Benjamin SimmonsWalker CountyAlabama1842
Britton SimmonsFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854
Caesar SimmonsBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1847
Caplain SimmonsAnderson CountyAlabama1862
Cook SimmonsFort Bend County1866
Cook SimmonsFort Bend County1844
Czar SimmonsBrazos County1857
Frederick SimmonsGonzales County1843
George SimmonsColorado CountyKentucky1865
George SimmonsFayette CountyLouisiana1864
George SimmonsFayette CountyLouisiana1859
George SimmonsHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1851
George SimmonsWharton County1866
Henry SimmonsBrazos County1853
Henry SimmonsGalveston County1854
Henry SimmonsGalveston County1865
Jacob SimmonsFort Bend County1866
Jefferson SimmonsFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jerry SimmonsFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jim SimmonsDavis CountyVirginia1860
Jimms SimmonsCherokee CountyKentucky
John SimmonsFayette CountyLouisiana1859
John SimmonsFort Bend County1866
John SimmonsGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
John SimmonsHill CountyLouisiana1863
John L. SimmonsWharton County1866
Jordon SimmonsGonzales County1859
Levi SimmonsAnderson CountyAlabama1862
Ned SimmonsColorado CountyVirginia1857
Reudy SimmonsGonzales County1847
Richard SimmonsFalls County
Ruben SimmonsWharton County1866
Samuel SimmonsFort Bend CountyTexas1839
Simon SimmonsColorado CountyMissouri1860
Simon SimmonsFayette CountyMissouri1861
Solomon SimmonsFayette CountyLouisiana1859
Thomas SimmonsColorado CountyVirginia1845
Warner SimmonsAustin CountySouth Carolina1858
Washington SimmonsCameron CountyAlabama1849
William SimmonsColorado CountySouth Carolina1856
William SimmonsGalveston County1865

Simmons genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Simmons in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fort Bend County holds 7 of the 51, Fayette County 6. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Simons as well.

Where did the Simmonses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (8), Louisiana (5) and South Carolina (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Simmons?

Fort Bend County (7), Fayette County (6), Colorado County (5). In all, 51 registered across 21 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Simmons appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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