Henry Nicols of Dorchester County sells negro man Clem, age 25, black complexion to James Armitage of New Orleans, Louisiana for $380. Witness: Henry Thomas.
A search of the 1870 Census in Louisiana for a black man named Clem born around 1797 in Maryland reveals the following:
1870 Census - Ward 6, Carrollton, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Clem Thomas, age 77, born in Maryland, blacksmith
Louis Young, age 60, birthplace unknown, farm laborer
1870 Census - Ward 7, Ouachita Parish, Trenton, Louisiana
Clem Lee, age 70, born in Maryland, farmer
Chena Lee, age 53, born in Georgia, keeping house
Fredona Lee, age 17, born in Louisiana
Chas. Johns, age 23, born in Lousiana, farm laborer
Junette Gardner, age 10, born in Louisiana
1870 Census - Houston, Harris County, Texas
Clem Chephar, age 70, born in Maryland, laborer
Keziah Chephar, age 65, born in Virginia, domestic servant
Charlotte William, age 18, born in Florida, domestic servant
1870 Census - Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland
Clem Hughes, age 69, born in Maryland, day laborer
Amanda Hughes, age 35, born in Maryland, keeping house
Sallie Hughes, age 12, born in Maryland
Ann Eliza Hughes, age 4, born in Maryland
Alfred Hughes, age 3, born in Maryland
Henry Hugehs, age 1 month, born in Maryland
A search of the 1880 Census for a black man named Clem born around 1797 in Maryland reveals the following:
1880 Census - Houston, Harris County, Texas
Clem Cephas, age 85, black, born in Maryland, father/mother born in
Maryland, Gardener
Keziah Cephas, wife, age 75, black, born in Virginia, father/mother born
in Virginia
(Cephas is an unusual name, but is common around the East New Market
area. The name is a biblical name and means 'Rock' in Aramaic.)