Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Robertson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
William Robertson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 20, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
William Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Robertson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "W Robertson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 70 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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