Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Robinson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Robert Robinson registered to vote in Leon County on August 22, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Leon County
Robert Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Robinson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Leon County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robert x Robinson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 18 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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