Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Robison, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
William Robison registered to vote in Colorado County on July 15, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Robison
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Robison
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Robison in Colorado County
- Calvin Robisonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1858
- Cato Robisonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1847
- Henry Robisonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Mitchell Robisonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Peter Robisonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1855
Robisons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Robison
- Robinson 133
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 6 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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