Brinkley · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brinkley in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Brinkley registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1), McLennan County (1) and Walker County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1851.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brinkleys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brinkley registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1851
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brinkleys registered

Texas counties where the Brinkleys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County133%
McLennan County133%
Walker County133%

Where the Brinkleys were born

Birthplaces the Brinkleys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
North Carolina150%

When the Brinkleys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brinkleys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
2

Every Brinkley in the register

The Brinkleys in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
George BrinkleyWalker CountyKentucky1863
Jack BrinkleyDavis CountyNorth Carolina1851
Lewis BrinkleyMcLennan County1866

Brinkley genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brinkley in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 3, McLennan 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 try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Brinkleys in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and North Carolina (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 Brinkley?

Davis County (1), McLennan County (1), Walker 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 Brinkley appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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