Brockings · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brockings in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Brockings registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Galveston County, reaching Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brockingses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brockings registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Brockingses registered

Texas counties where the Brockingses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Galveston County1100%

When the Brockingses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brockingses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1

Every Brockings in the register

The Brockingses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
William BrockingsGalveston County1846

Brockings genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brockings in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Galveston County holds 1 of the 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.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Brockings?

Galveston County (1). In all, 1 registered across 1 Texas county 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 Brockings appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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