Guadalupe County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Roberson, Guadalupe County, Texas, 1868

Henry Roberson registered to vote in Guadalupe County on January 29, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Guadalupe County registered 508 freedmen in 1867, 38% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Guadalupe County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Guadalupe County

Henry Roberson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Roberson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Guadalupe County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 29, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Guadalupe County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Guadalupe County highlighted
Guadalupe County on the 1870 county map

Robersons elsewhere in Texas

All 32 freedmen named Roberson in Texas

Variations of Roberson

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 27 of the Guadalupe County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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