Brockman · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brockman in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 7 freedmen

7 freedmen named Brockman registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Tarrant County (4), Bowie County (1) and Dallas County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1849.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brockmans registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brockman registered, on the 1870 county map
7
Freedmen
4
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1849
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Brockmans registered

Texas counties where the Brockmans registered
CountyFreedmen%
Tarrant County457%
Bowie County114%
Dallas County114%
Galveston County114%

Where the Brockmans were born

Birthplaces the Brockmans reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky583%
Virginia117%

When the Brockmans reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brockmans
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
5
1860s
1

Every Brockman in the register

The Brockmans in the register, 1 to 7 of 7
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
A BrockmanTarrant CountyKentucky1858
Frank BrockmanTarrant CountyKentucky1857
G. R. BrockmanTarrant CountyKentucky1857
Henry BrockmanBowie CountyVirginia1849
Henry BrockmanTarrant CountyKentucky1858
Jas. BrockmanDallas CountyKentucky1854
Julius BrockmanGalveston County1866

Brockman genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brockman in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Tarrant County holds 4 of the 7, Bowie 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 Brockmans in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (5) and Virginia (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 Brockman?

Tarrant County (4), Bowie County (1), Dallas County (1). In all, 7 registered across 4 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 Brockman appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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