Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Robinson, Anderson County, Texas, 1869

Peter Robinson registered to vote in Anderson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Anderson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Anderson County

Peter Robinson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Robinson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Anderson County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Anderson County
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Anderson County highlighted
Anderson County on the 1870 county map

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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 48 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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