Caldwell County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Handy Roberts, Caldwell County, Texas, 1867
Handy Roberts registered to vote in Caldwell County on July 8, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Caldwell County registered 447 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Caldwell County
Handy Roberts
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Handy Roberts
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Caldwell County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Roberts in Caldwell County
- Alfred Robertsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
- Henry Robertsborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1866
- Simon Robertsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
- Willis Robertsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
Robertses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Roberts
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 2 of the Caldwell County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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