Cross · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cross in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 6 freedmen

6 freedmen named Cross registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazoria County (2), Brazos County (1) and Calhoun County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Crosses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cross registered, on the 1870 county map
6
Freedmen
5
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Crosses registered

Texas counties where the Crosses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazoria County233%
Brazos County117%
Calhoun County117%
Hidalgo County117%
Walker County117%

Where the Crosses were born

Birthplaces the Crosses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi133%
Tennessee133%
Texas133%

When the Crosses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Crosses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
2
1850s
0
1860s
4

Every Cross in the register

The Crosses in the register, 1 to 6 of 6
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Hinam CrossBrazoria CountyMississippi1846
James CrossBrazos County1864
James CrossHidalgo County1863
Jo CrossWalker CountyTennessee1862
John Warren CrossCalhoun County1866
Squire CrossBrazoria CountyTexas1846

Cross genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cross in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazoria County holds 2 of the 6, Brazos 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 Crosses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (1), Tennessee (1) and Texas (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 Cross?

Brazoria County (2), Brazos County (1), Calhoun County (1). In all, 6 registered across 5 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 Cross appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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