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Clark in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 88 freedmen

88 freedmen named Clark registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Fayette County (10), Austin County (7) and Harrison County (7). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1832.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Clarks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Clark registered, on the 1870 county map
88
Freedmen
32
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1832
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Clarks registered

Where the Clarks were born

Birthplaces the Clarks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1522%
Alabama1319%
Georgia1319%
Kentucky46%
Missouri46%
Texas46%
North Carolina34%
South Carolina34%
Tennessee34%
Florida23%
Mississippi23%
Louisiana11%
Maryland11%

When the Clarks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Clarks
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
16
1850s
28
1860s
38

Variations of Clark

Every Clark in the register

The Clarks in the register, 51 to 88 of 88
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Lewis ClarkWharton County
Luke ClarkFayette CountyGeorgia1849
Martin ClarkWood CountyGeorgia1855
Martin V. ClarkRefugio County
Mitchel ClarkAustin CountyTexas1845
Nelson ClarkHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Oliver ClarkWood CountyGeorgia1855
Osker ClarkDenton CountyMississippi1858
P. J. ClarkFreestone CountyMissouri1861
Peter ClarkBexar CountyMaryland1840
Peter ClarkFayette CountyAlabama1844
Peter ClarkGalveston CountyFlorida1866
Philip ClarkBastrop CountyGeorgia1861
Ransom ClarkWilson CountyTexas1847
Richard ClarkCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Richard ClarkFayette CountyVirginia1859
Richard ClarkGoliad County1835
Robb. ClarkDallas CountyMissouri1863
Robbert ClarkCherokee CountySouth Carolina1866
Robert ClarkBastrop CountyGeorgia1852
Sammuel ClarkAustin CountyGeorgia1852
Sep ClarkJackson County1849
Simon ClarkAustin CountyNorth Carolina1865
Simon ClarkHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Solomon ClarkBrazos County1860
Stephen ClarkColorado CountyVirginia1832
Thomas ClarkCameron CountyFlorida1851
Thomas ClarkHarrison CountyGeorgia1852
Thomas ClarkSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Warren ClarkCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Washington ClarkBexar CountySouth Carolina1860
Whiter ClarkBastrop CountyVirginia1863
William ClarkBexar CountyMissouri1855
William ClarkFayette CountyVirginia1848
William ClarkFreestone CountyVirginia1867
William ClarkGonzales County1865
Willis ClarkAustin CountyVirginia1863
Wm A ClarkGalveston County1866

Clark genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Clark in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Fayette County holds 10 of the 88, Austin County 7. 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 look under Clarke as well.

Where did the Clarks in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (15), Alabama (13) and Georgia (13) as their birthplaces most often, and 4 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Clark?

Fayette County (10), Austin County (7), Harrison County (7). In all, 88 registered across 32 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 Clark appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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