Clay · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Clay in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 37 freedmen

37 freedmen named Clay registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Austin County (7), Fort Bend County (4) and Walker County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1842.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clays registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clay registered, on the 1870 county map
37
Freedmen
19
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1842
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Clays registered

Texas counties where the Clays registered
CountyFreedmen%
Austin County719%
Fort Bend County411%
Walker County411%
Brazos County25%
Burleson County25%
Galveston County25%
Guadalupe County25%
Leon County25%
Wharton County25%
Anderson County13%
Brazoria County13%
Chambers County13%
Colorado County13%
Fayette County13%
Harrison County13%
Madison County13%
San Augustine County13%
San Patricio County13%
Wilson County13%

Where the Clays were born

Birthplaces the Clays reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama312%
Georgia312%
Kentucky312%
North Carolina312%
Tennessee312%
Texas312%
Louisiana28%
Maryland28%
Mississippi14%
Missouri14%
Virginia14%

When the Clays reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clays
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
8
1850s
12
1860s
17

Every Clay in the register

The Clays in the register, 1 to 37 of 37
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Charles ClayColorado CountyMissouri1859
Claiborne ClayGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
D. ClayBurleson County1863
Fayette ClayWalker CountyAlabama
G. ClayBurleson County1863
Harry ClayWharton County1866
Henry ClayAnderson CountyGeorgia1854
Henry ClayAustin CountyTennessee1862
Henry ClayAustin CountyGeorgia1858
Henry ClayAustin CountyGeorgia1864
Henry ClayAustin CountyMaryland1859
Henry ClayAustin CountyNorth Carolina1861
Henry ClayAustin CountyNorth Carolina1859
Henry ClayBrazoria CountyLouisiana1853
Henry ClayBrazos County1847
Henry ClayBrazos County1847
Henry ClayChambers CountyTexas1842
Henry ClayFayette CountyAlabama1853
Henry ClayFort Bend County1866
Henry ClayFort Bend County1851
Henry ClayFort Bend County1846
Henry ClayGalveston County1855
Henry ClayHarrison CountyKentucky1848
Henry ClayLeon CountyKentucky1862
Henry ClayLeon CountyMississippi1859
Henry ClayMadison CountyLouisiana1849
Henry ClaySan Augustine CountyTexas1867
Henry ClaySan Patricio CountyTexas1845
Henry ClayWalker CountyNorth Carolina1851
Henry ClayWalker CountyVirginia1861
Henry ClayWharton County1866
Henry ClayWilson CountyMaryland1863
Henson ClayAustin CountyKentucky1853
James H ClayGalveston County1863
Noah ClayFort Bend County1862
R. W. ClayGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Robert ClayWalker CountyAlabama1846

Clay genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clay in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 7 of the 37, Fort Bend County 4. 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.

Where did the Clays in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (3), Georgia (3) and Kentucky (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 3 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Clay?

Austin County (7), Fort Bend County (4), Walker County (4). In all, 37 registered across 19 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 Clay appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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