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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
8 yearsCharles Roberson reported 8 years more in Texas than in Tarrant County.
Robersons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Roberson
- Robertson 68
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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