Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Robert, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
Henry Robert registered to vote in Fayette County on July 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Fayette County
Henry Robert
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Robert
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- July 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robert in Fayette County
- Charles Robertborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
- Joel Robertborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
Roberts elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robert
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 14 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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