Stark · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Stark in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Stark registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Angelina County (1), Fort Bend County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Starks registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Stark registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Starks registered

Texas counties where the Starks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Angelina County133%
Fort Bend County133%
Wharton County133%

Where the Starks were born

Birthplaces the Starks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Mississippi150%

When the Starks reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Starks
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Stark

Every Stark in the register

The Starks in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ben StarkFort Bend CountyAlabama1849
Squire StarkWharton County1866
Stephen StarkAngelina CountyMississippi1850

Stark genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Stark in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Angelina County holds 1 of the 3, Fort Bend 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 look under Starks as well.

Where did the Starks 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 Stark?

Angelina County (1), Fort Bend County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Stark appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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