Clemons · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Clemons in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Clemons registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Fayette County and reported Virginia as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1850.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clemonses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clemons registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1850
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Clemonses registered

Texas counties where the Clemonses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Fayette County1100%

Where the Clemonses were born

Birthplaces the Clemonses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1100%

When the Clemonses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clemonses
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Clemons in the register

The Clemonses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Wales ClemonsFayette CountyVirginia1850

Clemons genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clemons in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette 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.

Where did the Clemonses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (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 Clemons?

Fayette 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 Clemons appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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