Angelina County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Roberts, Angelina County, Texas, 1867

John Roberts registered to vote in Angelina County on August 24, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 6 of them in Angelina County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Angelina County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
6 years
In the county
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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John Roberts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Roberts
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Angelina County
Precinct
Nelson
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Angelina County
6 years
Years in the precinct
6 years
Years in Texas before Angelina County
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Angelina County highlighted
Angelina County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

15 years

John Roberts reported 15 years more in Texas than in Angelina County.

Other freedmen named Roberts in Angelina County

Robertses elsewhere in Texas

All 77 freedmen named Roberts in Texas

Variations of Roberts

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 6 of the Angelina County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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