Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Clark, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Peter Clark registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Florida
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Peter Clark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Clark
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
4
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Clark

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 46 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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