Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry King, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Henry King registered to vote in Austin County on July 23, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Austin County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Austin County

Henry King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry King
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named King in Austin County

  • Frank Kingborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1862
  • Henry Kingborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
  • Philip Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
  • Sammuel Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1863

Kings elsewhere in Texas

All 117 freedmen named King in Texas

Variations of King

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 6 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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