Robards · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Robards in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Robards registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Cooke County (1), Fayette County (1) and Hopkins County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robardses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robards registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Robardses registered

Texas counties where the Robardses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Cooke County133%
Fayette County133%
Hopkins County133%

Where the Robardses were born

Birthplaces the Robardses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi267%
Alabama133%

When the Robardses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robardses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Robards in the register

The Robardses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John RobardsCooke CountyMississippi1865
July RobardsHopkins CountyAlabama1847
Toney RobardsFayette CountyMississippi1854

Robards genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robards in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cooke County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Robardses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (2) and Alabama (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Robards?

Cooke County (1), Fayette County (1), Hopkins County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Robards appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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