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King in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 131 freedmen

131 freedmen named King registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (10), Burleson County (9) and Shelby County (8). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1827.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Kings registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named King registered, on the 1870 county map
131
Freedmen
41
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1827
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Kings registered

Texas counties where the Kings registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County108%
Burleson County97%
Shelby County86%
Victoria County86%
Fayette County75%
Grayson County75%
Anderson County54%
Brazoria County54%
Brazos County54%
Fort Bend County54%
Austin County43%
Bexar County43%
Bowie County43%
Galveston County43%
Henderson County43%
Leon County43%
Tarrant County43%
San Augustine County32%
Chambers County22%
Colorado County22%
Falls County22%
Freestone County22%
Gonzales County22%
Guadalupe County22%
McLennan County22%
Walker County22%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Davis County1under 1%
DeWitt County1under 1%
Hill County1under 1%
Hunt County1under 1%
Jasper County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%
Medina County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Orange County1under 1%
Parker County1under 1%
Van Zandt County1under 1%
Wharton County1under 1%

Where the Kings were born

Birthplaces the Kings reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama1820%
North Carolina1516%
Tennessee1516%
Virginia1011%
Mississippi89%
Missouri67%
Kentucky55%
Maryland55%
South Carolina33%
Georgia22%
Louisiana22%
Texas22%
District of Columbia11%

When the Kings reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Kings
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
1
1830s
1
1840s
26
1850s
47
1860s
52

Variations of King

Every King in the register

The Kings in the register, 101 to 131 of 131
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Reuben KingHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Robert KingDeWitt County1855
Robert KingGrayson CountyTennessee1852
Robert KingHenderson CountyNorth Carolina1857
Rufus KingFayette CountyTennessee1854
Rufus KingVictoria County1866
Sam KingFayette CountyAlabama1854
Sam KingGuadalupe CountyTennessee1867
Sammuel KingAustin CountyNorth Carolina1863
Saul KingBurleson County1845
Shadrich KingComal CountyNorth Carolina1863
Smith KingTarrant CountyMississippi1861
Solomon KingVictoria County1866
Sparkman KingGalveston County1846
Thomas KingBrazoria CountyVirginia1864
Thomas KingGrayson CountyTennessee1851
Thomas KingVictoria County1866
Tom M. KingFayette CountyKentucky1851
W. KingBurleson County1863
W. KingCollin CountyKentucky1853
Warren KingVictoria County1866
Wiliam Jr KingGrayson CountyTennessee1851
William KingBexar CountyTennessee1863
William KingBurleson County1848
William KingGrayson CountyTennessee1851
William KingOrange CountyAlabama
William KingVan Zandt CountyKentucky1864
William KingVictoria County1866
Willis KingAnderson CountyMissouri1849
Wilson KingSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Wright KingHarrison CountyTennessee1849

King genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named King in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 10 of the 131, Burleson County 9. 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 look under Kinching as well.

Where did the Kings in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (18), North Carolina (15) and Tennessee (15) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named King?

Harrison County (10), Burleson County (9), Shelby County (8). In all, 131 registered across 41 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 King appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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