Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Martin Clark, Wood County, Texas, 1867
Martin Clark registered to vote in Wood County on July 27, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "Colored voter" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Wood County
Martin Clark
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Martin Clark
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Wood County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "Martin his X mark Clark"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored voter"
Other freedmen named Clark in Wood County
- James Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
- Oliver Clarkborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1855
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 7 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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