Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andrew King, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Andrew King registered to vote in Henderson County on August 5, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
Andrew King
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andrew King
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Signature, as written
- "Andrew his x mark King"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named King in Henderson County
- Jacob Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1851
- John Kingborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1851
- Robert Kingborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
Kings elsewhere in Texas
Variations of King
- Kinching 6
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 Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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