Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Robinson, Bastrop County, Texas, 1869
William Robinson registered to vote in Bastrop County on November 20, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Robinson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Bastrop County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Bastrop County
- 1 month
- Years in the precinct
- 1 month
- Years in Texas before Bastrop County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored Voter"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsWilliam Robinson reported 2 years more in Texas than in Bastrop County.
Other freedmen named Robinson in Bastrop County
- Jerry Robinsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1851
- Joseph Robinsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1864
- Matt Robinsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1851
- Stephan Robinsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1851
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 45 of the Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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