Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis Clarke, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Lewis Clarke registered to vote in Johnson County on August 2, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 4 of them in Johnson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Johnson County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
17 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

Lewis Clarke

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis Clarke
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Grandview
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Johnson County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Johnson County
17 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

17 years

Lewis Clarke reported 17 years more in Texas than in Johnson County.

Variations of Clarke

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 8 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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