Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joseph Robertson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1868

Joseph Robertson registered to vote in Brazoria County on January 31, 1868. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Joseph Robertson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joseph Robertson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Robertson in Brazoria County

Robertsons elsewhere in Texas

All 68 freedmen named Robertson in Texas

Variations of Robertson

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 36 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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