Robbin · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Robbin in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Robbin registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Walker County (2) and Freestone County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1864.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robbins registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robbin registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1864
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Robbins registered

Texas counties where the Robbins registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County267%
Freestone County133%

Where the Robbins were born

Birthplaces the Robbins reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Arkansas133%
Louisiana133%

When the Robbins reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robbins
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
3

Variations of Robbin

Every Robbin in the register

The Robbins in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Joseph RobbinFreestone CountyLouisiana1867
Noah RobbinWalker CountyAlabama1864
Robert RobbinWalker CountyArkansas1864

Robbin genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robbin in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 2 of the 3, Freestone 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 look under Robbins as well.

Where did the Robbins in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Arkansas (1) and Louisiana (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 Robbin?

Walker County (2), Freestone County (1). In all, 3 registered across 2 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 Robbin appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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