Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Hosea Roberson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Hosea Roberson registered to vote in Henderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Hosea Roberson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Hosea Roberson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 14 years
- Signature, as written
- "Hosea Roberson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsHosea Roberson reported 14 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Roberson in Henderson County
- Olanda Robersonborn in District of Columbia, reached Texas about 1866
Robersons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Roberson
- Robertson 71
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 12 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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