Roberson · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Roberson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 32 freedmen

32 freedmen named Roberson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bastrop County (5), Cherokee County (4) and Galveston County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1843.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robersons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Roberson registered, on the 1870 county map
32
Freedmen
18
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1843
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Robersons registered

Texas counties where the Robersons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bastrop County516%
Cherokee County413%
Galveston County413%
Austin County26%
Burleson County26%
Fort Bend County26%
Gonzales County26%
Dallas County13%
Davis County13%
DeWitt County13%
Fayette County13%
Freestone County13%
Guadalupe County13%
Hunt County13%
Newton County13%
Nueces County13%
San Augustine County13%
Tarrant County13%

Where the Robersons were born

Birthplaces the Robersons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia417%
Tennessee417%
Virginia417%
Mississippi313%
Arkansas28%
Kentucky28%
Alabama14%
New York14%
North Carolina14%
South Carolina14%
Texas14%

When the Robersons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robersons
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
4
1850s
11
1860s
17

Variations of Roberson

Every Roberson in the register

The Robersons in the register, 1 to 32 of 32
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A. RobersonHunt CountyTennessee1858
Abraham RobersonCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Barcas RobersonFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Ben RobersonFayette CountyMississippi1843
Charles RobersonNueces CountyNew York1857
Charles RobersonTarrant CountyKentucky1853
David RobersonFort Bend County1848
Franklin RobersonBastrop CountyGeorgia1863
George RobersonSan Augustine CountyAlabama1866
H. RobersonBurleson County1852
Harry RobersonAustin CountySouth Carolina1859
Henry RobersonAustin CountyVirginia1864
Henry RobersonGuadalupe CountyMississippi1867
Jack RobersonGonzales County1865
John RobersonBastrop CountyVirginia1865
John RobersonGalveston County1851
King RobersonBastrop CountyTennessee1859
Louis RobersonGonzales County1862
Marshal RobersonDallas CountyArkansas1847
Moses RobersonBastrop CountyGeorgia1857
Munrou RobersonDavis CountyTennessee1853
Ned RobersonCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Nelson RobersonFort Bend County1866
Nelson RobersonNewton CountyNorth Carolina1864
Peter RobersonCherokee CountyTennessee1866
S. RobersonBurleson County1859
Sam RobersonCherokee CountyArkansas1866
Samuel RobersonGalveston County1862
Thomas RobersonBastrop CountyGeorgia1852
William RobersonGalveston CountyKentucky1867
William RobersonGalveston CountyMississippi1866
Wills RobersonDeWitt CountyTexas1846

Roberson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Roberson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bastrop County holds 5 of the 32, Cherokee County 4. 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 Robertson as well.

Where did the Robersons in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (4), Tennessee (4) and Virginia (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Roberson?

Bastrop County (5), Cherokee County (4), Galveston County (4). In all, 32 registered across 18 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 Roberson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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