Clemens · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Clemens in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Clemens registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1), Austin County (1) and Hill County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clemenses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clemens registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Georgia
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Clemenses registered

Texas counties where the Clemenses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County133%
Austin County133%
Hill County133%

Where the Clemenses were born

Birthplaces the Clemenses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Georgia133%
North Carolina133%
Tennessee133%

When the Clemenses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clemenses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
2

Every Clemens in the register

The Clemenses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Christopher ClemensHill CountyNorth Carolina1850
Henry ClemensAustin CountyTennessee1841
Spemen ClemensAnderson CountyGeorgia1850

Clemens genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clemens in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 3, Austin 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.

Where did the Clemenses in Texas come from?

They reported Georgia (1), North Carolina (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Clemens?

Anderson County (1), Austin County (1), Hill County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Clemens appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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