Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Julius Roberts, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

Julius Roberts registered to vote in Cameron County on August 28, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Cameron County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

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

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

Julius Roberts

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Julius Roberts
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
6
Registered
August 28, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year 2 months
Years in Cameron County
1 year 2 months
Years in the precinct
1 year 2 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron County on the 1870 county map

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 7 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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