Broker · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Broker in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Broker registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Houston County (1) and Wharton County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brokers registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Broker registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
South Carolina
Largest birthplace
1856
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Brokers registered

Texas counties where the Brokers registered
CountyFreedmen%
Houston County150%
Wharton County150%

Where the Brokers were born

Birthplaces the Brokers reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
South Carolina1100%

When the Brokers reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brokers
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Broker in the register

The Brokers in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Antoney BrokerWharton County1866
Wonder BrokerHouston CountySouth Carolina1856

Broker genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Broker in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Houston County holds 1 of the 2, Wharton 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 Brokers in Texas come from?

They reported South 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 Broker?

Houston County (1), Wharton County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Broker appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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