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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, 101 to 150 of 152
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nicholas RobinsonGoliad County1847
Oakly RobinsonMatagorda CountyAlabama1847
Orreuyton RobinsonFort Bend County1866
Owen RobinsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina
Pat RobinsonDeWitt County1854
Peter RobinsonAnderson CountyVirginia1862
Peter RobinsonBosque County1836
Peter RobinsonFalls County
Peter RobinsonGalveston County1866
Peter RobinsonMcLennan County1866
Philipp RobinsonGrayson CountyTennessee1847
Reuben RobinsonGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Reubin RobinsonMcLennan County1866
Richard RobinsonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1842
Robert RobinsonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1854
Robert RobinsonJackson County1853
Robert RobinsonLeon CountyVirginia1849
Robert RobinsonMadison CountyVirginia1857
Robt. RobinsonBrazos County1865
Safayette RobinsonBexar CountyAlabama1855
Sam RobinsonFort Bend County1863
Samuel RobinsonLiberty CountyTexas
Samuel RobinsonMcLennan County1866
Sancho RobinsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
Scott RobinsonBexar CountyGeorgia1853
SiLouisianas RobinsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
Simon RobinsonWilliamson CountyVirginia1866
Smith RobinsonGonzales County1863
Soney RobinsonBrazoria CountyTexas1847
Squire RobinsonBrazos County1865
Stephan RobinsonBastrop CountyTennessee1851
Stephen RobinsonLeon CountyAlabama1849
Stephen RobinsonLeon CountyNorth Carolina1849
Steven RobinsonCollin CountyKentucky1856
Thomas RobinsonAnderson CountyKentucky1859
Thomas RobinsonLeon CountyLouisiana1849
Thomas RobinsonSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Thomas RobinsonWalker CountyVirginia1847
Tom RobinsonFort Bend County1866
Washington RobinsonBrazoria CountyGeorgia1860
Washington RobinsonVictoria County1866
Wesley RobinsonFort Bend County1866
Wesley RobinsonLeon CountyAlabama1847
Wessley RobinsonGuadalupe CountyAlabama1866
Will. RobinsonBrazos County1859
William RobinsonBastrop CountySouth Carolina1866
William RobinsonBexar CountyKentucky1867
William RobinsonBrazoria CountyTexas1863
William RobinsonFalls County
William RobinsonLeon CountyMississippi1863

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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