Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Simon Clark, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Simon Clark registered to vote in Austin County on November 22, 1869. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 4 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 Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Austin County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

Simon Clark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Simon Clark
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Austin County
4 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

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

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