Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Roberts, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867
James Roberts registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 9, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 2 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
James Roberts
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Roberts
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Matagorda County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Matagorda County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Matagorda County
- 10 years
- Naturalized, how
- "Naturalization of father"
- Naturalized, where
- "Matagorda"
- Signature, as written
- "His mark"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsJames Roberts reported 10 years more in Texas than in Matagorda County.
Robertses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Roberts
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 3 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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