Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Richard J. Robertson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Richard J. Robertson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 1 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
Richard J. Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Richard J. Robertson
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 10, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "R. J. Robertson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsRichard J. Robertson reported 13 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Robertson in Harrison County
- Abram Robertsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- Charles Robertsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
- Edwin Robertsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
- Gilham Robertsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
- Harvey Robertsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
Robertsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robertson
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 62 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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