Dallas County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Robertson, Dallas County, Texas, 1868
John Robertson registered to vote in Dallas County on January 30, 1868. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Dallas County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Dallas County registered 399 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Dallas County
John Robertson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Robertson
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Dallas County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- January 30, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Dallas County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 33 of the Dallas County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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