Gross · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Gross in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 3 freedmen

3 freedmen named Gross registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Burleson County (1), Fayette County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1847.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Grosses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Gross registered, on the 1870 county map
3
Freedmen
3
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1847
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Grosses registered

Texas counties where the Grosses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Burleson County133%
Fayette County133%
Harrison County133%

Where the Grosses were born

Birthplaces the Grosses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Virginia150%

When the Grosses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Grosses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Gross in the register

The Grosses in the register, 1 to 3 of 3
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Anderson GrossHarrison CountyAlabama1847
Osb. GrossBurleson County1860
William GrossFayette CountyVirginia1859

Gross genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Gross in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Burleson County holds 1 of the 3, Fayette 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 Grosses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (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 Gross?

Burleson County (1), Fayette County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 3 registered across 3 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 Gross appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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