Washington County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Joe Clay, Washington County, Texas, 1864

Joe Clay registered to vote in Washington County on June 12, 1864. He reported 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Washington County. The registrar wrote "Freedman of Color" beside his name. Washington County registered 2,279 freedmen in 1867, 53% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Registered in Washington County, Texas
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Washington County

Joe Clay

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Joe Clay
County of registration
Washington County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 12, 1864
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Washington County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Naturalized, how
"County Court"
Naturalized, when
"Brenham"
Naturalized, where
"August 10th 1850."
Signature, as written
"Dolphin his X mark Macenty"
Remarks, as written
"Freedman of Color"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Washington County highlighted
Washington County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Clay in Washington County

Clays elsewhere in Texas

All 43 freedmen named Clay 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 Washington County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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