Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Roberts, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Roberts registered to vote in Van Zandt County on August 1, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Van Zandt County

Thomas Roberts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Thomas Roberts
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Van Zandt County
3 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Roberts in Van Zandt County

  • Joe Robertsborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1866

Robertses elsewhere in Texas

All 77 freedmen named Roberts in Texas

Variations of Roberts

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 10 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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