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Brooks in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 82 freedmen

82 freedmen named Brooks registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (9), Bexar County (5) and Brazoria County (5). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Texas and Maryland. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Brookses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Brooks registered, on the 1870 county map
82
Freedmen
33
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Brookses registered

Texas counties where the Brookses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County911%
Bexar County56%
Brazoria County56%
Colorado County56%
Wharton County56%
Bastrop County45%
Cherokee County45%
Gonzales County45%
Hopkins County45%
Jackson County45%
Walker County34%
Bowie County22%
Brazos County22%
Fayette County22%
Fort Bend County22%
Galveston County22%
Madison County22%
Shelby County22%
Wilson County22%
Austin County11%
Burleson County11%
Coryell County11%
Falls County11%
Freestone County11%
Grayson County11%
Guadalupe County11%
Hays County11%
Hunt County11%
Leon County11%
McLennan County11%
San Saba County11%
Tarrant County11%
Van Zandt County11%

Where the Brookses were born

Birthplaces the Brookses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia1424%
Texas1017%
Maryland712%
Georgia59%
Mississippi59%
North Carolina59%
South Carolina59%
Alabama47%
Louisiana12%
Missouri12%
Tennessee12%

When the Brookses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Brookses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
3
1840s
20
1850s
23
1860s
33

Every Brooks in the register

The Brookses in the register, 51 to 82 of 82
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Nelson BrooksBexar CountyTexas1853
Nelson BrooksWharton County1866
Nelson BrooksWilson CountyTexas1854
Patrick BrooksGuadalupe CountyVirginia1866
Peter BrooksBowie CountyGeorgia1849
Phelix BrooksGonzales County1854
Pleas BrooksGonzales County1863
Reuben BrooksWalker CountyVirginia1861
Richard BrooksBexar CountyMaryland1849
Richard BrooksBrazos County1854
Richard BrooksCherokee CountyGeorgia1866
Riley BrooksJackson County1852
Ruben BrooksVan Zandt CountyVirginia1865
S. BrooksCherokee CountyMississippi1866
Sammel BrooksBastrop CountyLouisiana1843
Samuel BrooksJackson County1853
Saniford BrooksWalker CountyTexas
Saulsberry BrooksBexar CountyMaryland1861
Silas BrooksFayette CountyVirginia1861
Stephen BrooksColorado CountyNorth Carolina1837
Stephen BrooksMcLennan County1866
Thomas BrooksFort Bend County1866
Thomas BrooksHarrison CountySouth Carolina1854
Thomas BrooksSan Saba County
Tom BrooksFayette CountyVirginia1853
Wallace BrooksHarrison CountyTexas1846
Washington BrooksHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Wesley BrooksFalls County
West BrooksShelby CountyAlabama1856
William BrooksGalveston County1865
William BrooksHarrison CountyVirginia1846
William BrooksHunt CountySouth Carolina1861

Brooks genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Brooks in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 9 of the 82, Bexar County 5. 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 Brookses in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (14), Texas (10) and Maryland (7) 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 Brooks?

Harrison County (9), Bexar County (5), Brazoria County (5). In all, 82 registered across 33 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 Brooks appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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