Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac King, Leon County, Texas, 1867

Isaac King registered to vote in Leon County on August 24, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Leon County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Leon County

Isaac King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac King
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Leon County
9 years
Years in the precinct
9 years
Signature, as written
"Isaac x Young"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named King in Leon County

  • Alfred Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
  • Henry Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1856
  • Peyton Kingborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1842

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 21 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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