Brook · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brook in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Brook registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Bexar County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Maryland and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1856.

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

Where the Brooks registered

Texas counties where the Brooks registered
CountyFreedmen%
Bexar County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Brooks were born

Birthplaces the Brooks reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Maryland150%
Virginia150%

When the Brooks reached Texas

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

Variations of Brook

Every Brook in the register

The Brooks in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anthony BrookHarrison CountyVirginia1864
Lewis BrookBexar CountyMaryland1856

Brook genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brook in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bexar County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison 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 look under Brooks as well.

Where did the Brooks in Texas come from?

They reported Maryland (1) 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 Brook?

Bexar County (1), Harrison 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 Brook appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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