Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses King, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Moses King registered to vote in Bexar County on July 5, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
about 1846
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Moses King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses King
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
July 5, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named King in Bexar County

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 7 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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