Clack · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Clack in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Clack registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Jasper County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1852.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clacks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clack registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1852
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Clacks registered

Texas counties where the Clacks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Jasper County150%

Where the Clacks were born

Birthplaces the Clacks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Mississippi150%

When the Clacks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clacks
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1

Every Clack in the register

The Clacks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
John ClackJasper CountyMississippi
Josephus ClackColorado CountyAlabama1852

Clack genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clack in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Jasper County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Clacks in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Mississippi (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Clack?

Colorado County (1), Jasper County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Clack appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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