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Robinson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 133 freedmen

133 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
133
Freedmen
37
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1836
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Robinsons registered

Texas counties where the Robinsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Leon County1411%
Brazoria County1310%
Bexar County118%
McLennan County108%
Fort Bend County97%
Brazos County65%
Jackson County65%
Walker County65%
Austin County54%
Bastrop County54%
Guadalupe County54%
Falls County43%
Freestone County43%
Anderson County32%
Dallas County32%
Bosque County22%
Burleson County22%
DeWitt County22%
Galveston County22%
Grayson County22%
San Augustine County22%
Wharton County22%
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%
Wilson County1under 1%
Wood County1under 1%

Where the Robinsons were born

Birthplaces the Robinsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1416%
Alabama1315%
Tennessee1315%
Kentucky911%
Georgia89%
South Carolina89%
North Carolina67%
Mississippi45%
Louisiana34%
Texas34%
Florida11%
Maryland11%
Missouri11%
New York11%

When the Robinsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Robinsons
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
2
1840s
22
1850s
31
1860s
74

Variations of Robinson

Every Robinson in the register

The Robinsons in the register, 101 to 133 of 133
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert RobinsonJackson County1853
Robert RobinsonLeon CountyVirginia1849
Robert RobinsonMadison CountyVirginia1857
Robt. RobinsonBrazos County1865
Safayette RobinsonBexar CountyAlabama1855
Sam RobinsonFort Bend County1863
Samuel RobinsonMcLennan County1866
Sancho RobinsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
Scott RobinsonBexar CountyGeorgia1853
SiLouisianas RobinsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
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
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
WIlliam RobinsonWharton County1866

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 133, 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 (14), Alabama (13) and Tennessee (13) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 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, 133 registered across 37 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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