Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Roberson, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Charles Roberson registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 5, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 6 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Tarrant County

Charles Roberson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Roberson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Tarrant County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Tarrant County
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

Charles Roberson reported 8 years more in Texas than in Tarrant County.

Variations of Roberson

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 5 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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