Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Freeman Robinson, Fayette County, Texas, 1869

Freeman Robinson registered to vote in Fayette County on November 24, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 years in Texas, 24 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Fayette County
Texas
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas
24 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1845 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Freeman Robinson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Freeman Robinson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in Fayette County
24 years
Years in the precinct
24 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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 67 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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