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Rose in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 21 freedmen

21 freedmen named Rose registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Bowie County (3), Brazoria County (3) and Harrison County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Texas, Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1841.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Roses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Rose registered, on the 1870 county map
21
Freedmen
13
Counties
Texas
Largest birthplace
1841
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Roses registered

Where the Roses were born

Birthplaces the Roses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Texas533%
Tennessee320%
Virginia320%
Georgia17%
Kentucky17%
Maryland17%
Mississippi17%

When the Roses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Roses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
8
1850s
7
1860s
4

Every Rose in the register

The Roses in the register, 1 to 21 of 21
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Albert RoseBowie CountyKentucky1849
Alexander RoseBowie CountyVirginia1849
Armsted RoseHarrison CountyVirginia1846
Beu RoseComal CountyTennessee1854
David RoseFalls County
George RoseBowie CountyTexas1846
Henry RoseFalls County
Henry RoseJackson County1852
James RoseBrazoria CountyTennessee1857
James RoseHarrison CountyMaryland1850
John RoseDavis CountyGeorgia1847
John RoseLeon CountyTexas1841
John RoseMcLennan County1867
John RoseWilson CountyMississippi1859
Moses RoseBrazoria CountyTexas1852
Osborne RoseBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Samuel RoseWalker CountyTexas1856
W. RoseBurleson County1863
Wesley RoseHarrison CountyTennessee1846
William RoseBrazos County1865
Wilson RoseDavis CountyTexas1846

Rose genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Rose in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Bowie County holds 3 of the 21, Brazoria County 3. 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 Roses in Texas come from?

They reported Texas (5), Tennessee (3) and Virginia (3) 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 Rose?

Bowie County (3), Brazoria County (3), Harrison County (3). In all, 21 registered across 13 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 Rose appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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