Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James King, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
James King registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 7 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
James King
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James King
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsJames King reported 9 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named King in Anderson County
- Abe Kingborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- Bob Kingborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
- Henry Kingborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Willis Kingborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1849
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 20 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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