Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Robinson, Walker County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Robinson registered to vote in Walker County on August 2, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Walker County
Thomas Robinson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Robinson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Walker County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 20 years
- Signature, as written
- "Thomas X Robinson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robinson in Walker County
- George Robinsonborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1861
- Green Robinsonborn in North Carolina
- Henry Robinsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Jack Robinsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1861
- Owen Robinsonborn in North Carolina
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 4 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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