Killingsworth · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Killingsworth in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Killingsworth registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bastrop County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Killingsworths registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Killingsworth registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Killingsworths registered

Texas counties where the Killingsworths registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County150%
Cherokee County150%

Where the Killingsworths were born

Birthplaces the Killingsworths reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Tennessee150%

When the Killingsworths reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Killingsworths
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Killingsworth in the register

The Killingsworths in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Benjamin KillingsworthBastrop CountyAlabama1852
Squire KillingsworthCherokee CountyTennessee1866

Killingsworth genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Killingsworth in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 1 of the 2, Cherokee County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Killingsworths in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Killingsworth?

Bastrop County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Killingsworth appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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