Blanco County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Payton Roberts, Blanco County, Texas, 1867

Payton Roberts registered to vote in Blanco County on July. 22 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Blanco County registered 9 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Blanco County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
20 years
In Texas
24 years
In the county
about 1847
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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In Blanco County

Payton Roberts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Payton Roberts
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Blanco County
Precinct
1
Registered
July. 22 1867
Years in Texas
20 years
Years in Blanco County
24 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Blanco County highlighted
Blanco County on the 1870 county map

Variations of Roberts

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 2 of the Blanco County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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