Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Clark, Austin County, Texas, 1869
John Clark registered to vote in Austin County on November 23, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Austin County
John Clark
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Clark
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- November 23, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Austin County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Clark in Austin County
- Fancy Clarkborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1854
- Lewis Clarkborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
- Mitchel Clarkborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
- Sammuel Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
- Simon Clarkborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1865
Clarks elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Clark
- Clarke 15
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 61 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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