Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Robertson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Edward Robertson registered to vote in Anderson County on July 31, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Missouri
- 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 Anderson County
Edward Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Robertson
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robertson in Anderson County
- Alexander Robertsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1862
- Anthony Robertsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- Caleb Robertsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1850
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 7 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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