Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Robertson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Charles Robertson registered to vote in Harrison County on June 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
Charles Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Robertson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Marshall. Harrison County.
- Registered
- June 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robertson in Harrison County
- Abram Robertsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1852
- 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
- Henry Robertsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1846
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 8 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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