Cook · Texas · 1867 voter registration
Cook in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 47 freedmen
47 freedmen named Cook registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Cherokee County (5), Fayette County (5) and Brazos County (4). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1839.
- 47
- Freedmen
- 25
- Counties
- Alabama
- Largest birthplace
- 1839
- Earliest arrival
- 1860s
- Fullest decade
Where the Cooks registered
| County | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | 5 | 11% |
| Fayette County | 5 | 11% |
| Brazos County | 4 | 9% |
| Brazoria County | 3 | 6% |
| Harrison County | 3 | 6% |
| Bastrop County | 2 | 4% |
| Bexar County | 2 | 4% |
| Bowie County | 2 | 4% |
| Gonzales County | 2 | 4% |
| Kaufman County | 2 | 4% |
| Matagorda County | 2 | 4% |
| Tarrant County | 2 | 4% |
| Anderson County | 1 | 2% |
| Austin County | 1 | 2% |
| Colorado County | 1 | 2% |
| Fannin County | 1 | 2% |
| Fort Bend County | 1 | 2% |
| Hopkins County | 1 | 2% |
| Lamar County | 1 | 2% |
| Lavaca County | 1 | 2% |
| Sabine County | 1 | 2% |
| Walker County | 1 | 2% |
| Washington County | 1 | 2% |
| Wharton County | 1 | 2% |
| Williamson County | 1 | 2% |
Where the Cooks were born
| Birthplace | Freedmen | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | 24% |
| North Carolina | 4 | 11% |
| South Carolina | 4 | 11% |
| Tennessee | 4 | 11% |
| Virginia | 4 | 11% |
| Georgia | 3 | 8% |
| Kentucky | 3 | 8% |
| Mississippi | 3 | 8% |
| Texas | 2 | 5% |
| Arkansas | 1 | 3% |
When the Cooks reached Texas
| Decade | Freedmen |
|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 |
| 1840s | 11 |
| 1850s | 14 |
| 1860s | 21 |
Every Cook in the register
| Name | County | Birthplace | Reached Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Cook | Anderson County | Tennessee | 1862 |
| Alfred Cook | Fayette County | Alabama | 1860 |
| Allen Cook | Bexar County | Kentucky | 1855 |
| Anthony Cook | Harrison County | North Carolina | 1847 |
| Benjamin Cook | Brazoria County | Texas | 1846 |
| Burrel Cook | Bastrop County | Alabama | 1855 |
| Caison Cook | Austin County | Mississippi | 1861 |
| Colonel Cook | Gonzales County | 1847 | |
| Cornelius Cook | Brazos County | 1850 | |
| Dennis Cook | Harrison County | Georgia | 1847 |
| Dick Cook | Matagorda County | South Carolina | 1839 |
| Ed Cook | Fayette County | ||
| Edmond Cook | Colorado County | Kentucky | 1849 |
| Elaborne Cook | Cherokee County | Alabama | 1866 |
| Ellis Cook | Sabine County | Georgia | 1856 |
| Ezekiel Cook | Cherokee County | Tennessee | 1866 |
| Fleet Cook | Washington County | 1852 | |
| Fredric Cook | Fannin County | Virginia | 1847 |
| G.F. Cook | Fort Bend County | Texas | 1857 |
| Henry Cook | Cherokee County | Alabama | 1866 |
| Jack H. Cook | Tarrant County | South Carolina | 1857 |
| Jerry Cook | Brazos County | 1864 | |
| Jesse Cook | Matagorda County | North Carolina | 1845 |
| Jesse Cook | Wharton County | 1866 | |
| Jim Cook | Kaufman County | Virginia | 1865 |
| John Cook | Cherokee County | Alabama | 1866 |
| Joseph Cook | Brazoria County | Tennessee | 1851 |
| Lewis Cook | Bexar County | Kentucky | 1863 |
| Loason Cook | Bastrop County | Alabama | 1851 |
| Marion Cook | Bowie County | Tennessee | 1865 |
| Mark Cook | Williamson County | North Carolina | 1866 |
| Moses Cook | Lavaca County | 1850 | |
| Nate Cook | Bowie County | North Carolina | 1849 |
| Ned Cook | Gonzales County | 1849 | |
| Nelson Cook | Brazos County | 1847 | |
| Peter Cook | Fayette County | Alabama | |
| Peter Cook | Harrison County | Alabama | 1862 |
| Robert Cook | Kaufman County | Arkansas | 1858 |
| Sam Cook | Cherokee County | Mississippi | 1866 |
| Sam Cook | Fayette County | Alabama | 1860 |
| Siper Cook | Brazos County | 1858 | |
| Thomas Cook | Tarrant County | South Carolina | 1857 |
| Wesley Cook | Walker County | Virginia | 1855 |
| William Cook | Hopkins County | Georgia | 1862 |
| Win Cook | Fayette County | Virginia | 1861 |
| Winston Cook | Lamar County | South Carolina | 1862 |
| Woodley Cook | Brazoria County | Mississippi | 1840 |
Cook genealogy in Texas
How do I find an ancestor named Cook in Texas?
Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Cherokee County holds 5 of the 47, Fayette 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 Cooks in Texas come from?
They reported Alabama (9), North Carolina (4) and South Carolina (4) as their birthplaces most often, and 2 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.
Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cook?
Cherokee County (5), Fayette County (5), Brazos County (4). In all, 47 registered across 25 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 Cook appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.
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