Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Clark, Bexar County, Texas, 1869
William Clark registered to vote in Bexar County on November 22, 1869. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Bexar County
William Clark
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Clark
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 22, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Clark in Bexar County
- Alexander Clarkborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1859
- Barney Clarkborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1864
- Peter Clarkborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1840
- Washington Clarkborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
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 49 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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