Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert McDonald, Burleson County, Texas, 1869

Robert McDonald registered to vote in Burleson County on November 17, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Burleson County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Burleson County

Robert McDonald

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert McDonald
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Burleson County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 17, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Burleson County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Burleson County highlighted
Burleson County on the 1870 county map

Variations of McDonald

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 29 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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