Robbins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Robbins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 14 freedmen

14 freedmen named Robbins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Wharton County (7), Parker County (3) and Burleson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robbinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robbins registered, on the 1870 county map
14
Freedmen
6
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Robbinses registered

Texas counties where the Robbinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Wharton County750%
Parker County321%
Burleson County17%
Freestone County17%
Jackson County17%
Walker County17%

Where the Robbinses were born

Birthplaces the Robbinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee480%
South Carolina120%

When the Robbinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robbinses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
2
1860s
10

Variations of Robbins

Every Robbins in the register

The Robbinses in the register, 1 to 14 of 14
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben RobbinsParker CountyTennessee1858
Cain RobbinsWharton County1866
Champsin RobbinsWharton County1866
Edmond RobbinsFreestone CountyTennessee1847
Gilford RobbinsBurleson County1852
James RobbinsWalker CountySouth Carolina1862
Jason RobbinsParker CountyTennessee1860
Jessee RobbinsWharton County1866
Jim RobbinsWharton County1866
Jim RobbinsWharton County1867
Joe RobbinsWharton County1866
Seymor RobbinsJackson County1842
Simon RobbinsParker CountyTennessee1860
Steward RobbinsWharton County1866

Robbins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robbins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Wharton County holds 7 of the 14, Parker County 3. 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 Robins as well.

Where did the Robbinses in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (4) and South Carolina (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 Robbins?

Wharton County (7), Parker County (3), Burleson County (1). In all, 14 registered across 6 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 Robbins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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