Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Rolbern, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Henry Rolbern registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 5, 1867. He reported Tennessee 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Tennessee
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

Henry Rolbern

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Rolbern
Place of birth
Tennessee
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

Henry Rolbern reported 8 years more in Texas than in Tarrant County.

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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