Robbinson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Robbinson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Robbinson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Galveston County (1) and Leon County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robbinsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robbinson registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Robbinsons registered

Texas counties where the Robbinsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County150%
Leon County150%

Where the Robbinsons were born

Birthplaces the Robbinsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi1100%

When the Robbinsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robbinsons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Robbinson

Every Robbinson in the register

The Robbinsons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Elijah RobbinsonLeon CountyMississippi1864
Isaac RobbinsonGalveston County1852

Robbinson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robbinson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 2, Leon 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 Robinson and Robbins as well.

Where did the Robbinsons in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (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 Robbinson?

Galveston County (1), Leon County (1). In all, 2 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 Robbinson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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