Brookins · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Brookins in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 1 freedman

1 freedman named Brookins registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. He registered in Hill County and reported Louisiana as his birthplace, reaching Texas about 1861.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brookinses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brookins registered, on the 1870 county map
1
Freedmen
1
Counties
Louisiana
Largest birthplace
1861
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brookinses registered

Texas counties where the Brookinses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Hill County1100%

Where the Brookinses were born

Birthplaces the Brookinses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Louisiana1100%

When the Brookinses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brookinses
DecadeFreedmen
1860s
1

Every Brookins in the register

The Brookinses in the register, 1 to 1 of 1
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Ackwell BrookinsHill CountyLouisiana1861

Brookins genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brookins in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Hill 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.

Where did the Brookinses in Texas come from?

They reported Louisiana (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 Brookins?

Hill 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 Brookins appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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