Knight · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Knight in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Knight registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Dallas County (4), Anderson County (2) and Brazoria County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Arkansas and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Knights registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Knight registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
8
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Knights registered

Texas counties where the Knights registered
CountyFreedmen%
Dallas County429%
Anderson County214%
Brazoria County214%
Davis County214%
Burleson County17%
Fort Bend County17%
Harrison County17%
San Saba County17%

Where the Knights were born

Birthplaces the Knights reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee545%
Arkansas19%
Maryland19%
North Carolina19%
South Carolina19%
Texas19%
Virginia19%

When the Knights reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Knights
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
7
1850s
2
1860s
4

Every Knight in the register

The Knights in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert KnightDallas CountyTennessee1846
Charles KnightHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Danl KnightDallas CountyNorth Carolina1846
David KnightDavis CountyArkansas1854
George KnightSan Saba County
Gilbert KnightDallas CountyTennessee1845
Halston KnightBrazoria CountyMaryland1857
James KnightBrazoria CountyVirginia1849
Joe KnightDavis CountyTexas1845
Jordan KnightDallas CountyTennessee1845
Ned KnightAnderson CountyTennessee1862
S. KnightBurleson County1865
Taylor KnightAnderson CountyTennessee1862
William KnightFort Bend County1866

Knight genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Knight in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Dallas County holds 4 of the 14, Anderson County 2. 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 Knights in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (5), Arkansas (1) and Maryland (1) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 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 Knight?

Dallas County (4), Anderson County (2), Brazoria County (2). In all, 14 registered across 8 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 Knight appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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