Bowie County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Robinson, Bowie County, Texas, 1869
Edward Robinson registered to vote in Bowie County on November 20, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Bowie County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bowie County registered 462 freedmen in 1867, 55% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Bowie County
Edward Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Robinson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Bowie County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Bowie County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 19 of the Bowie County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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