Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Joshua, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Robert Joshua registered to vote in Colorado County on July 18, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Colorado County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Robert Joshua

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Joshua
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Colorado County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Joshua in Colorado County

  • Henry Joshuaborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852

Joshuas elsewhere in Texas

All 3 freedmen named Joshua in Texas

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 14 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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