Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Roberts, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869

Sam Roberts registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 18, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 3 of them in Brazoria County. 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
6 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Brazoria County

Sam Roberts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Roberts
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Brazoria County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 18, 1869
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Brazoria County
3 years
Years in Texas before Brazoria County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Sam Roberts reported 3 years more in Texas than in Brazoria County.

Other freedmen named Roberts in Brazoria County

Robertses elsewhere in Texas

All 77 freedmen named Roberts in Texas

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

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