Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Brooks, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
John Brooks registered to vote in Henderson County on August 8, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% 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
John Brooks
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Brooks
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Signature, as written
- "John Brooks"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Brooks in Henderson County
- Thomas Brooksborn in Maryland, reached Texas about 1854
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 Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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