Roso · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Roso in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Roso registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Anderson County (1) and Davis County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee and Virginia. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1845.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rosos registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Roso registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1845
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the Rosos registered

Texas counties where the Rosos registered
CountyFreedmen%
Anderson County150%
Davis County150%

Where the Rosos were born

Birthplaces the Rosos reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee150%
Virginia150%

When the Rosos reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rosos
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every Roso in the register

The Rosos in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Bob RosoAnderson CountyTennessee1845
Rubin RosoDavis CountyVirginia1852

Roso genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Roso in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Anderson County holds 1 of the 2, Davis 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 Rosos in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (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 Roso?

Anderson County (1), Davis County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 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 Roso appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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