Simms · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Simms in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Simms registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Fayette County (3), Leon County (3) and McLennan County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Simmses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Simms registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
7
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Simmses registered

Texas counties where the Simmses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County321%
Leon County321%
McLennan County321%
Austin County214%
Burleson County17%
Colorado County17%
Harrison County17%

Where the Simmses were born

Birthplaces the Simmses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama440%
Tennessee220%
Virginia220%
North Carolina110%
Texas110%

When the Simmses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Simmses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
4
1850s
4
1860s
5

Variations of Simms

Every Simms in the register

The Simmses in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron SimmsFayette CountyTexas1841
Aaron SimmsMcLennan County1866
Charles SimmsLeon CountyAlabama1854
Edmond SimmsLeon CountyAlabama1854
Edward SimmsAustin CountyVirginia1845
George SimmsLeon CountyAlabama1849
Isaac SimmsColorado CountyNorth Carolina1860
Isaac SimmsFayette CountyVirginia1853
Isaac SimmsFayette CountyTennessee1837
J. A. SimmsBurleson County1861
James SimmsHarrison CountyTennessee1846
Richard SimmsMcLennan County1866
Silas SimmsAustin CountyAlabama1859
Thadius SimmsMcLennan County1866

Simms genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Simms in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 3 of the 14, Leon County 3. 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 Sims as well.

Where did the Simmses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (4), Tennessee (2) and Virginia (2) 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 Simms?

Fayette County (3), Leon County (3), McLennan County (3). In all, 14 registered across 7 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 Simms appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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