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Clements in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 4 freedmen

4 freedmen named Clements registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Johnson County (2), Austin County (1) and Falls County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Maryland and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clementses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clements registered, on the 1870 county map
4
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Clementses registered

Texas counties where the Clementses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Johnson County250%
Austin County125%
Falls County125%

Where the Clementses were born

Birthplaces the Clementses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama133%
Maryland133%
North Carolina133%

When the Clementses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clementses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2
1860s
1

Every Clements in the register

The Clementses in the register, 1 to 4 of 4
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Dennis ClementsJohnson CountyMaryland1859
Henderson ClementsAustin CountyNorth Carolina1855
Robert ClementsJohnson CountyAlabama1863
Toby ClementsFalls County

Clements genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clements in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Johnson County holds 2 of the 4, 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 Clementses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1), Maryland (1) and North Carolina (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 Clements?

Johnson County (2), Austin County (1), Falls County (1). In all, 4 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 Clements appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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