Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Clay Robinson, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Henry Clay Robinson registered to vote in Bexar County on July 17, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Bexar County

Henry Clay Robinson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Clay Robinson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Bexar County
Precinct
3
Registered
July 17, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Robinson in Bexar County

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All 133 freedmen named Robinson 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 25 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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