Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ransom Clark, Wilson County, Texas, 1869

Ransom Clark registered to vote in Wilson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Wilson County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas
21 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1847 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Wilson County

Ransom Clark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ransom Clark
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
3
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
22 years
Years in Wilson County
6 months
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Wilson County
21 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

21 years

Ransom Clark reported 21 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.

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 10 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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