Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Michel Robertson, Leon County, Texas, 1869

Michel Robertson registered to vote in Leon County on November 24, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Leon County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Leon County

Michel Robertson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Michel Robertson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Leon County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Leon County
16 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Signature, as written
"Michael his X mark Ashwood"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Leon County highlighted
Leon County on the 1870 county map

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 35 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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