Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Arthur King, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Arthur King registered to vote in Bexar County on July 3, 1867. He reported Maryland as his birthplace and 16 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 Maryland and Texas marked
Born in Maryland, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Maryland
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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In Bexar County

Arthur King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Arthur King
Place of birth
Maryland
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 3, 1867
Years in Texas
16 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 4 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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