Clair · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Clair in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Clair registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1868.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clairs registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clair registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1868
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Clairs registered

Texas counties where the Clairs registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Clairs reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clairs
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Clair in the register

The Clairs in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hugh ClairGalveston County

Clair genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clair in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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 Clair?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Clair appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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