Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Robertson, Collin County, Texas, 1867
William Robertson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 9 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 6 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 6 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Collin County
William Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Robertson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Collin County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- Jul. 9 1867
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Collin County
- 6 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robertson in Collin County
- Colman Robertsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1862
- John Robertsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1853
Robertsons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robertson
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 Collin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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