Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Clinton, Matagorda County, Texas, 1867

Robert Clinton registered to vote in Matagorda County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 3 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Matagorda County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
6 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Matagorda County

Robert Clinton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Clinton
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Matagorda County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Matagorda County
3 years
Years in the precinct
3 years
Years in Texas before Matagorda County
6 years
Signature, as written
"Alex Gibson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Matagorda County highlighted
Matagorda County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

6 years

Robert Clinton reported 6 years more in Texas than in Matagorda County.

Clintons elsewhere in Texas

All 4 freedmen named Clinton in Texas

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 1 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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