Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Clarke, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Henry Clarke registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 20, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas, 8 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 7 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Henry Clarke
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Clarke
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
7 yearsHenry Clarke reported 7 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Clarke in Gonzales County
- Jackson Clarkereached Texas about 1852
- William Clarkereached Texas about 1852
Clarkes elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Clarke
- Clark 88
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 16 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
African American genealogy in Gonzales County, Texas
Gonzales County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Gonzales CountyThe Clarke name in TexasSearch Gonzales County by name