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Roberts in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 77 freedmen

77 freedmen named Roberts registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (16), Fort Bend County (7) and Shelby County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robertses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Roberts registered, on the 1870 county map
77
Freedmen
29
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Robertses registered

Texas counties where the Robertses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1621%
Fort Bend County79%
Shelby County79%
Caldwell County56%
Austin County45%
Falls County45%
Angelina County34%
Bowie County34%
Wharton County34%
Brazoria County23%
Galveston County23%
McLennan County23%
Van Zandt County23%
Wilson County23%
Anderson County11%
Bastrop County11%
Blanco County11%
Burleson County11%
Cameron County11%
Collin County11%
Freestone County11%
Grayson County11%
Hays County11%
Houston County11%
Jasper County11%
Kerr County11%
Matagorda County11%
San Augustine County11%
Wise County11%

Where the Robertses were born

Birthplaces the Robertses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi915%
Alabama814%
Georgia814%
Texas814%
Virginia814%
North Carolina58%
South Carolina47%
Tennessee47%
Louisiana23%
Arkansas12%
Kentucky12%
Missouri12%

When the Robertses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robertses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
4
1840s
17
1850s
28
1860s
22

Variations of Roberts

Every Roberts in the register

The Robertses in the register, 1 to 50 of 77
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abraham RobertsSan Augustine CountyMississippi1866
Albert RobertsBowie CountyAlabama1851
Albert RobertsWise CountyTennessee1852
Alexander RobertsAustin CountyTexas1839
Alfred RobertsCaldwell CountyMississippi1866
Alfred RobertsFalls County
Allen RobertsHarrison CountyMississippi1849
Andrew RobertsWharton County1866
Anthony RobertsHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Benjamin RobertsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1841
Bob RobertsFort Bend County1866
Carter RobertsGrayson CountyTexas1846
Dan RobertsBowie CountyTexas1861
David RobertsAustin CountyAlabama1855
Doctor RobertsMcLennan County1866
Douglass RobertsHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Eddmund RobertsAnderson CountyVirginia1864
Edmund RobertsHarrison CountyMississippi1849
Ewing RobertsAngelina CountyTexas1839
Frank RobertsHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
Geo RobertsFort Bend County1850
George RobertsHarrison CountyTennessee1853
George RobertsMcLennan County
Green RobertsFort Bend County1865
Handy RobertsCaldwell CountySouth Carolina1866
Henry RobertsCaldwell CountyMissouri1866
Henry RobertsCollin CountyTennessee1857
Henry RobertsHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Henry RobertsJasper CountyNorth Carolina
Henry RobertsShelby CountyGeorgia1859
Isaac RobertsFalls County
Isaac RobertsHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Jabe RobertsShelby CountyAlabama1850
Jacob RobertsAngelina CountyNorth Carolina1858
Jacob RobertsHarrison CountySouth Carolina1852
Jacob RobertsWilson CountyNorth Carolina1857
James RobertsHarrison CountyGeorgia1849
James RobertsMatagorda CountyVirginia1855
James RobertsShelby CountyAlabama1849
James RobertsWharton County1866
Jeans RobertsKerr CountyKentucky1854
Jefferson RobertsWilson CountyMississippi1857
Jesse RobertsFort Bend County1850
Jesse RobertsGalveston County1844
Jim RobertsBowie CountyAlabama1853
Job RobertsHarrison CountyGeorgia1856
Joe RobertsFort Bend CountyAlabama1844
Joe RobertsVan Zandt CountyNorth Carolina1866
John RobertsAngelina CountyTexas1846
John RobertsAustin CountyVirginia1855

Roberts genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Roberts in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 16 of the 77, Fort Bend County 7. 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 and Robert as well.

Where did the Robertses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (9), Alabama (8) and Georgia (8) as their birthplaces most often, and 8 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 Roberts?

Harrison County (16), Fort Bend County (7), Shelby County (7). In all, 77 registered across 29 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 Roberts appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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