Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Mitchel Clark, Austin County, Texas, 1868

Mitchel Clark registered to vote in Austin County on January 27, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 4 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
23 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Mitchel Clark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Mitchel Clark
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
23 years
Years in Austin County
4 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
19 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Mitchel Clark reported 19 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

Other freedmen named Clark in Austin County

Clarks elsewhere in Texas

All 88 freedmen named Clark in Texas

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 Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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