Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Robinson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
William Robinson registered to vote in Leon County on August 15, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 2 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- 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
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Leon County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wm. A. Liggon"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsWilliam Robinson reported 2 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Robinson in Leon County
- Ceasar Robinsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1857
- Daniel Robinsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1862
- Edmond Robinsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1853
- Harrison Robinsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1863
- Henry Robinsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
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 13 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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