Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jabes Clark, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Jabes Clark registered to vote in Fayette County on July 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
18 years
In the county
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Jabes Clark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jabes Clark
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
July 23, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Years in Fayette County
18 years
Years in the precinct
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Clark in Fayette County

  • Alex Clarkborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1847
  • Fred Clarkborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
  • Harry Clarkborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
  • Jack Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1844
  • Jim Clarkborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1857

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 22 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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