Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Robinson, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
Henry Robinson registered to vote in Wilson County on July 10, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas, 22 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 22 years
- In Texas
- 22 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
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In Wilson County
Henry Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Robinson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 22 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 22 years
- Years in the precinct
- 22 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Robinsons elsewhere in Texas
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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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