Robins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Robins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen

5 freedmen named Robins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Hays County (2), Bastrop County (1) and Cherokee County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robins registered, on the 1870 county map
5
Freedmen
4
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Robinses registered

Texas counties where the Robinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hays County240%
Bastrop County120%
Cherokee County120%
Walker County120%

Where the Robinses were born

Birthplaces the Robinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama360%
Georgia120%
Tennessee120%

When the Robinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robinses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
4

Variations of Robins

Every Robins in the register

The Robinses in the register, 1 to 5 of 5
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dock RobinsHays CountyAlabama1866
Frank RobinsWalker CountyAlabama1862
Moses RobinsHays CountyTennessee1866
Richard RobinsBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Tom RobinsCherokee CountyAlabama1866

Robins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hays County holds 2 of the 5, Bastrop 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 Robinses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Georgia (1) and Tennessee (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 Robins?

Hays County (2), Bastrop County (1), Cherokee County (1). In all, 5 registered across 4 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 Robins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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