Roberts · Texas · 1867 voter registration · page 2 of 2

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, 51 to 77 of 77
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jordan RobertsHarrison CountyVirginia1853
Joseph RobertsWharton County1866
Julius RobertsCameron CountyArkansas1866
Leinard RobertsFort Bend County1866
M. RobertsBurleson County1862
Mack RobertsShelby CountyMississippi1838
Mathew RobertsHarrison CountyTennessee1853
Michael RobertsHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
Nathaniel RobertsFreestone CountyNorth Carolina1867
Paylor RobertsBlanco CountyVirginia1847
Peter RobertsBastrop CountyVirginia1848
Peter RobertsHays CountyAlabama1866
Primus E RobertsGalveston County1867
Rofe RobertsShelby CountyVirginia1857
Sam RobertsFort Bend County1858
Samuel RobertsHarrison CountyMississippi1849
Sandy RobertsHarrison CountyGeorgia1859
Simon RobertsCaldwell CountyTexas1866
Stephen RobertsAustin CountyTexas1837
Syke RobertsBrazoria CountyLouisiana1845
Thomas RobertsFalls County
Thomas RobertsVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1864
Virgil RobertsHouston CountySouth Carolina1856
Wash RobertsShelby CountySouth Carolina1843
William RobertsFalls County
William RobertsShelby CountyTexas1845
Willis RobertsCaldwell CountyMississippi1866

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.

Texas genealogy: keep looking

All surnamesAll countiesBrowse by birthplaceSearch Roberts by first name