Simon · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Simon in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 11 freedmen

11 freedmen named Simon registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (2), Harrison County (2) and Brazoria County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Simons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Simon registered, on the 1870 county map
11
Freedmen
9
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Simons registered

Where the Simons were born

Birthplaces the Simons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama222%
Georgia222%
South Carolina222%
Texas222%
Tennessee111%

When the Simons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Simons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
2
1860s
5

Variations of Simon

Every Simon in the register

The Simons in the register, 1 to 11 of 11
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles SimonGalveston County1849
David SimonCollin CountyGeorgia1854
Franklin SimonVan Zandt CountyTexas1866
George SimonFreestone CountyAlabama1854
Hampton SimonHarrison CountySouth Carolina
Jack SimonHarrison CountyGeorgia1847
James SimonBrazoria CountyTexas1845
Killingoworth SimonAustin CountySouth Carolina1861
Mosander SimonBrazos County1863
Nelson SimonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
Scipio SimonAustin CountyAlabama

Simon genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Simon in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 2 of the 11, Harrison County 2. 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 Simons in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (2), Georgia (2) and South Carolina (2) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Simon?

Austin County (2), Harrison County (2), Brazoria County (1). In all, 11 registered across 9 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 Simon appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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