Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Robinson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
John Robinson registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
John Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Robinson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 8 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robinson in Brazoria County
- Charles Robinsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1850
- Faith Robinsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1864
- Francis Robinsonborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1860
- Joshua Robinsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1847
- Middleton Robinsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1847
Robinsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robinson
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 16 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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