Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Brooks, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
James Brooks registered to vote in Brazoria County on August 7, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
James Brooks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Brooks
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Registered
- August 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brooks in Brazoria County
- Conner Brooksborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
- Eliyah Brooksborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Isaac Brooksborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1843
- John N. Brooksborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1852
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 10 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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