Hunt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Clayton, Hunt County, Texas, 1868

George Clayton registered to vote in Hunt County on January 27, 1868. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 of them in Hunt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hunt County registered 149 freedmen in 1867, 12% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Hunt County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hunt County

George Clayton

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Clayton
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Hunt County
Precinct
8
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Hunt County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Hunt County
9 years
Signature, as written
"George L. Clayton"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hunt County highlighted
Hunt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

George Clayton reported 9 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.

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 24 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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