Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Brooks, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
William Brooks registered to vote in Galveston County on July 9, 1867. He reported 2 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 2 years
- In Texas
- about 1865
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
William Brooks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Brooks
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brooks in Galveston County
- James Brooksreached Texas about 1866
Brookses elsewhere in Texas
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 38 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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