Brockington · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brockington in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Brockington registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Falls County (2). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brockingtons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brockington registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
1
Counties
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Brockingtons registered

Texas counties where the Brockingtons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Falls County2100%

When the Brockingtons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brockingtons
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
2

Every Brockington in the register

The Brockingtons in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Aberdeen BrockingtonFalls County1856
Tom BrockingtonFalls County1856

Brockington genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brockington in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Falls County holds 2 of the 2. 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 Brockington?

Falls County (2). In all, 2 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 Brockington appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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