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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Robert in Fayette County

Roberts elsewhere in Texas

All 14 freedmen named Robert 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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