Hopkins County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Clark Cullers, Hopkins County, Texas, 1867

Clark Cullers registered to vote in Hopkins County on August 10, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Hopkins County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hopkins County registered 282 freedmen in 1867, 16% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Hopkins County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Hopkins County

Clark Cullers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Clark Cullers
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Hopkins County
Precinct
7
Registered
August 10, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Hopkins County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Signature, as written
"Clark x Caelus"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hopkins County highlighted
Hopkins County on the 1870 county map

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 Hopkins County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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