Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Clark, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Clark registered to vote in Harrison County on August 9, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Harrison County
Thomas Clark
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Clark
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. L. Clark"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Clark in Harrison County
- Austin Clarkborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Coleman Clarkborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
- Ephraim Clarkborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
- Franklin Clarkborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1857
- Nelson Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
Clarks elsewhere 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 61 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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