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Robertson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 68 freedmen

68 freedmen named Robertson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (16), Fort Bend County (6) and Freestone County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robertsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robertson registered, on the 1870 county map
68
Freedmen
25
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1839
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Robertsons registered

Texas counties where the Robertsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County1624%
Fort Bend County69%
Freestone County69%
Galveston County57%
Anderson County46%
Brazoria County46%
Collin County34%
Falls County34%
Austin County23%
Brazos County23%
DeWitt County23%
Van Zandt County23%
Bastrop County11%
Burleson County11%
Caldwell County11%
Calhoun County11%
Dallas County11%
Fayette County11%
Hopkins County11%
Houston County11%
Jackson County11%
Leon County11%
McLennan County11%
Shelby County11%
Walker County11%

Where the Robertsons were born

Birthplaces the Robertsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1225%
Alabama715%
Georgia613%
South Carolina613%
Louisiana510%
Kentucky24%
Mississippi24%
Missouri24%
Texas24%
Arkansas12%
Maryland12%
North Carolina12%
Tennessee12%

When the Robertsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robertsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
11
1850s
27
1860s
26

Variations of Robertson

Every Robertson in the register

The Robertsons in the register, 1 to 50 of 68
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aaron RobertsonBrazos County1848
Abram RobertsonHarrison CountyLouisiana1852
Alexander RobertsonAnderson CountyAlabama1862
Alfred RobertsonJackson County1860
Anthony RobertsonAnderson CountyVirginia1852
Anthony RobertsonAustin CountyAlabama1856
Anthony RobertsonHouston CountyVirginia1854
Barkely RobertsonFort Bend County1866
Bob RobertsonDeWitt County1845
Caleb RobertsonAnderson CountyGeorgia1850
Charles RobertsonFreestone CountyMissouri1862
Charles RobertsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1857
Colman RobertsonCollin CountyVirginia1862
David RobertsonFreestone CountyVirginia1867
Edmmund RobertsonBrazos County1866
Edward RobertsonAnderson CountyMissouri1866
Edwin RobertsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1858
Elic RobertsonShelby CountyMississippi1845
Esquire RobertsonVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1866
Gilham RobertsonHarrison CountyLouisiana1863
Harry RobertsonBurleson County1855
Harvey RobertsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1860
Henry RobertsonAustin CountyVirginia1856
Henry RobertsonFort Bend County1866
Henry RobertsonFreestone CountyVirginia1855
Henry RobertsonGalveston County
Henry RobertsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1846
Jack RobertsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1857
Jack RobertsonWalker CountyVirginia1860
James RobertsonFayette CountyVirginia1860
James RobertsonHarrison CountyMaryland1847
Jerrie RobertsonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
John RobertsonCollin CountyKentucky1853
John RobertsonDallas CountyArkansas1861
John RobertsonFalls County
John RobertsonFalls County
John RobertsonFreestone CountyKentucky1856
John RobertsonGalveston CountyMississippi1851
John RobertsonHarrison CountyTexas1846
John RobertsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1853
John T RobertsonGalveston County1839
Joseph RobertsonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1858
Joseph RobertsonFort Bend County1850
King Emanuel RobertsonGalveston County1866
Lee Roy RobertsonVan Zandt CountyAlabama1857
Michel RobertsonLeon CountyLouisiana1853
Moris Frank RobertsonFort Bend County1866
Randall RobertsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
Richard RobertsonHarrison CountySouth Carolina1859
Richard J. RobertsonHarrison CountyAlabama1853

Robertson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robertson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 16 of the 68, Fort Bend County 6. 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 Roberts, Roberson and Robert as well.

Where did the Robertsons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (12), Alabama (7) and Georgia (6) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 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 Robertson?

Harrison County (16), Fort Bend County (6), Freestone County (6). In all, 68 registered across 25 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 Robertson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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