Denton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Clark, Denton County, Texas, 1867

George Clark registered to vote in Denton County on August 2, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 10 of them in Denton County. Denton County registered 61 freedmen in 1867, 5% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Denton County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Denton County

George Clark

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Clark
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Denton County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Denton County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Denton County
2 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Denton County highlighted
Denton County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

George Clark reported 2 years more in Texas than in Denton County.

Variations of Clark

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 5 of the Denton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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