Trinity County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Clark White, Trinity County, Texas, 1867

Clark White registered to vote in Trinity County on August 14, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Trinity County registered 204 freedmen in 1867, 26% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Trinity County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Trinity County

Clark White

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Clark White
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Trinity County
Precinct
1
Registered
August 14, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Trinity County
12 months
Years in the precinct
12 months
Signature, as written
"J S Raines"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Trinity County highlighted
Trinity 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 1 of the Trinity County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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