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.
- 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"
Robertsons elsewhere in Texas
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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