Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Robinson, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Andrew Robinson registered to vote in Austin County on July 24, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 30 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
30 years
In the county
about 1837
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

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In Austin County

Andrew Robinson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Robinson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Austin County
30 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Robinson in Austin County

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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 7 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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