Clifford · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Clifford in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Clifford registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Grayson County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1860.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cliffords registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clifford registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1860
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Cliffords registered

Texas counties where the Cliffords registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Grayson County150%

Where the Cliffords were born

Birthplaces the Cliffords reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia2100%

When the Cliffords reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cliffords
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
2

Every Clifford in the register

The Cliffords in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alexander CliffordGrayson CountyVirginia1866
William CliffordColorado CountyVirginia1860

Clifford genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clifford in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Grayson 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 Cliffords in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (2) 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 Clifford?

Colorado County (1), Grayson County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Clifford appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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