Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Clark, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

Richard Clark registered to vote in Fayette County on August 8, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Born in Virginia, registered in Fayette County, Texas

Virginia
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1859
Reached Texas

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Richard Clark

Texas

Name: Richard Clark
Place of birth: Virginia
County of registration: Fayette County
Registered: August 8, 1867
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Fayette County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

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
Jabes Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1849
Jack Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1844

Clarks elsewhere in Texas

All 88 freedmen named Clark 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 34 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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