Cloud · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Cloud in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 5 freedmen
5 freedmen named Cloud registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Austin County (4) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.
- 5
- Freedmen
- 2
- Counties
- Alabama
- Largest birthplace
- 1837
- Earliest arrival
- 1830s
- Fullest decade
Where the Clouds registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Austin County | 4 | 80% |
| Harrison County | 1 | 20% |
Where the Clouds were born
When the Clouds reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1830s | 3 |
| 1840s | 0 |
| 1850s | 2 |
Every Cloud in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Cloud | Austin County | Alabama | 1855 |
| John Cloud | Austin County | Alabama | 1838 |
| Rubin Cloud | Austin County | Virginia | 1837 |
| Sinm Cloud | Austin County | Alabama | 1839 |
| Stephen Cloud | Harrison County | Georgia | 1855 |
Cloud genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Cloud in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Austin County holds 4 of the 5, Harrison 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 Clouds in Texas come from?
They reported Alabama (3), Georgia (1) and 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 Cloud?
Austin County (4), Harrison County (1). In all, 5 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 Cloud appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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