Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Anthony Robertson, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
Anthony Robertson registered to vote in Anderson County on November 22, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Anthony Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Anthony Robertson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsAnthony Robertson reported 14 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Robertson in Anderson County
- Alexander Robertsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1862
- Caleb Robertsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1850
- Edward Robertsonborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1866
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 45 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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