Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Coley Robinson, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Coley Robinson registered to vote in Austin County on July 24, 1867. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 1 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 Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Austin County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas
3 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Coley Robinson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Coley Robinson
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Austin County
1 year
Years in Texas before Austin County
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

3 years

Coley Robinson reported 3 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Other freedmen named Robinson in Austin County

Robinsons elsewhere in Texas

All 133 freedmen named Robinson 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 7 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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