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Robinson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 152 freedmen

152 freedmen named Robinson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Leon County (14), Brazoria County (13) and Bexar County (11). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1836.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Robinsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Robinson registered, on the 1870 county map
152
Freedmen
43
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Robinsons registered

Texas counties where the Robinsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County149%
Brazoria County139%
Bexar County117%
McLennan County107%
Fort Bend County96%
Brazos County64%
Jackson County64%
Victoria County64%
Walker County64%
Austin County53%
Bastrop County53%
Guadalupe County53%
Matagorda County53%
Falls County43%
Freestone County43%
Anderson County32%
Dallas County32%
Liberty County32%
Bosque County21%
Burleson County21%
DeWitt County21%
Galveston County21%
Grayson County21%
Lavaca County21%
San Augustine County21%
Tyler County21%
Wharton County21%
Bell County1under 1%
Bowie County1under 1%
Caldwell County1under 1%
Calhoun County1under 1%
Collin County1under 1%
Colorado County1under 1%
Fayette County1under 1%
Goliad County1under 1%
Gonzales County1under 1%
Houston County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Madison County1under 1%
Nueces County1under 1%
Williamson County1under 1%
Wilson County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Robinsons were born

Birthplaces the Robinsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1516%
Alabama1415%
Tennessee1314%
South Carolina1010%
Kentucky99%
Georgia88%
North Carolina77%
Mississippi66%
Louisiana55%
Texas55%
Florida11%
Maryland11%
Missouri11%
New York11%

When the Robinsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robinsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
25
1850s
35
1860s
83

Variations of Robinson

Every Robinson in the register

The Robinsons in the register, 51 to 100 of 152
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Henry RobinsonLavaca County1853
Henry RobinsonLeon CountyVirginia1860
Henry RobinsonMcLennan County1866
Henry RobinsonVictoria County1851
Henry RobinsonWalker CountyVirginia1861
Henry RobinsonWilson CountyVirginia1845
Henry Clay RobinsonBexar CountyAlabama1866
Humphrey RobinsonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
Isaac RobinsonBexar CountyGeorgia1853
Isaac RobinsonDallas CountyTennessee1857
Isham RobinsonFalls County
J. RobinsonBurleson County1862
Jack RobinsonGalveston County1851
Jack RobinsonWalker CountyGeorgia1861
James RobinsonAnderson CountyVirginia1863
James RobinsonFort Bend County1864
James RobinsonGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
James RobinsonJackson County1862
James RobinsonMatagorda CountySouth Carolina1850
Jef RobinsonMatagorda CountyTexas1848
Jefferson RobinsonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Jerry RobinsonBastrop CountyTennessee1851
Jim RobinsonHouston CountyKentucky1861
Jim RobinsonLeon CountyAlabama1850
Jo RobinsonMcLennan County1867
John RobinsonBexar CountyNew York1866
John RobinsonBosque County1846
John RobinsonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1859
John RobinsonJackson County1852
John RobinsonJackson County1847
Joseph RobinsonBastrop CountyAlabama1864
Joseph RobinsonLeon CountyAlabama1862
Joseph RobinsonMatagorda CountyLouisiana1849
Joseph RobinsonVictoria County1867
Joshua RobinsonBrazoria CountyKentucky1847
Lewis RobinsonBexar CountyKentucky1851
Lewis RobinsonBrazos County1866
Lewis RobinsonColorado CountyVirginia1857
Louis RobinsonBexar CountyTennessee1863
Louis RobinsonNueces CountyTennessee1857
Mack RobinsonDeWitt County1861
Marry RobinsonFalls County
Martin RobinsonJackson County1855
Matt RobinsonBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
Middleton RobinsonBrazoria CountyKentucky1847
Murray RobinsonBrazos County1848
Nathan RobinsonBrazos County1865
Ned RobinsonBexar CountyVirginia1864
Ned RobinsonMcLennan County1866
Nelson RobinsonLeon CountyLouisiana1862

Robinson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Robinson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Leon County holds 14 of the 152, Brazoria County 13. 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 Robison and Robins as well.

Where did the Robinsons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (15), Alabama (14) and Tennessee (13) as their birthplaces most often, and 5 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 Robinson?

Leon County (14), Brazoria County (13), Bexar County (11). In all, 152 registered across 43 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 Robinson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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