Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry King, Anderson County, Texas, 1867

Henry King registered to vote in Anderson County on August 14, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Anderson County

Henry King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry King
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Anderson County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Anderson County
13 years
Years in the precinct
12 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named King in Anderson County

  • Abe Kingborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
  • Bob Kingborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
  • James Kingborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1851
  • Willis Kingborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1849

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 Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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