Chambers County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Henry Clay, Chambers County, Texas, 1867

Henry Clay registered to vote in Chambers County on August 5, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 25 of them in Chambers County. The registrar wrote "Emancipation in 1863 in Texas" beside his name.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Chambers County
Texas
Birthplace
25 years
In Texas
25 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1842 to 1870

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In Chambers County

Henry Clay

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Henry Clay
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Chambers County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 5, 1867
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Chambers County
25 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Naturalized, how
"Emancipation"
Naturalized, when
"1863"
Naturalized, where
"Texas"
Signature, as written
"Henry Clay"
Remarks, as written
"Emancipation in 1863 in Texas"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Chambers County highlighted
Chambers County on the 1870 county map

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 Chambers County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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