Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James King, Harrison County, Texas, 1867

James King registered to vote in Harrison County on July 29, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Harrison County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
17 years
In Texas
17 years
In the county
about 1850
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1850 to 1870

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In Harrison County

James King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James King
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Harrison County
Precinct
8
Registered
July 29, 1867
Years in Texas
17 years
Years in Harrison County
17 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Signature, as written
"J. King"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Harrison County highlighted
Harrison County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named King in Harrison County

  • Albert Kingborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1851
  • Andrew Kingborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1853
  • Andrew Kingborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1859
  • F. S. Kingborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1856
  • Handy Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1850

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 50 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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