Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Robertson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Robert Robertson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 7, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 24 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 24 years
- In the county
- about 1843
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1843 to 1870
Robert Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Robertson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 24 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robertson in Brazoria County
- Joseph Robertsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1858
- Sam. Robertsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Scipie Robertsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
Robertsons elsewhere 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 11 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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