Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Robinson, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Charles Robinson registered to vote in Austin County on August 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
Charles Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Robinson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Austin County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robinson in Austin County
- Abraham Robinsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1842
- Allen Robinsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1864
- Andrew Robinsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1837
- Coley Robinsonborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1863
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 31 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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