Claborn · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Claborn in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Claborn registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bosque County (1) and McLennan County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1865.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Claborns registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Claborn registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1865
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Claborns registered

Texas counties where the Claborns registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bosque County150%
McLennan County150%

When the Claborns reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Claborns
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Claborn in the register

The Claborns in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ervin ClabornMcLennan County1866
John ClabornBosque County1865

Claborn genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Claborn in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bosque County holds 1 of the 2, McLennan County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Claborn?

Bosque County (1), McLennan County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Claborn appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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