Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Nelson Roberson, Newton County, Texas, 1867

Nelson Roberson registered to vote in Newton County on September 9, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Newton County, Texas
North Carolina
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 Newton County

Nelson Roberson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Nelson Roberson
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Newton County
Precinct
2
Registered
September 9, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Years in Newton County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Signature, as written
"N Green his x mark Dickerson"
Remarks, as written
"colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Newton County highlighted
Newton County on the 1870 county map

Robersons elsewhere in Texas

All 32 freedmen named Roberson in Texas

Variations of Roberson

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 4 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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