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.
- 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
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsGeorge Clayton reported 9 years more in Texas than in Hunt County.
Claytons elsewhere 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 24 of the Hunt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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