DeWitt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Robertson, DeWitt County, Texas, 1869

Sam Robertson registered to vote in DeWitt County on November 25, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in DeWitt County. DeWitt County registered 364 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in DeWitt County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
16 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In DeWitt County

Sam Robertson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Robertson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
DeWitt County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in DeWitt County
16 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with DeWitt County highlighted
DeWitt County on the 1870 county map

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 26 of the DeWitt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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