Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Brookins, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
George Brookins registered to vote in Henderson County on August 1, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 15 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
George Brookins
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Brookins
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 1, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Henderson County
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "George Brookins"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsGeorge Brookins reported 15 years more in Texas than in Henderson County.
Other freedmen named Brookins in Henderson County
- Dennis Brookinsborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- Rodrick Brookinsborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1854
Brookinses 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 4 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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