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Ross in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 67 freedmen

67 freedmen named Ross registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Walker County (8), Fort Bend County (7) and Brazoria County (6). The birthplaces they reported most often were Mississippi, South Carolina and Alabama. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Rosses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Ross registered, on the 1870 county map
67
Freedmen
26
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rosses registered

Texas counties where the Rosses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County812%
Fort Bend County710%
Brazoria County69%
Brazos County69%
Freestone County69%
Fayette County46%
Harrison County46%
Jackson County34%
Van Zandt County34%
Bowie County23%
Colorado County23%
Davis County23%
Anderson County11%
Atascosa County11%
Austin County11%
Burleson County11%
Cherokee County11%
Coryell County11%
Falls County11%
Goliad County11%
Gonzales County11%
Hopkins County11%
McLennan County11%
Tarrant County11%
Wharton County11%
Wood County11%

Where the Rosses were born

Birthplaces the Rosses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi920%
South Carolina716%
Alabama614%
Texas511%
Virginia511%
North Carolina49%
Georgia37%
Arkansas12%
Kentucky12%
Maryland12%
Missouri12%
Tennessee12%

When the Rosses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rosses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
16
1850s
20
1860s
28

Every Ross in the register

The Rosses in the register, 1 to 50 of 67
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram RossFayette CountyVirginia1854
Abram RossHarrison CountyAlabama1855
Anderson RossFort Bend CountyTexas1845
Bot RossFort Bend County1866
Caesar RossBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
Canton RossBrazos County1856
Charles RossFort Bend County1847
Chester RossFreestone CountyAlabama1858
Clark RossFreestone CountySouth Carolina1859
Daniel RossFort Bend County1866
Dick RossFort Bend County1842
Ellisin RossJackson County1842
Frank RossAnderson CountyGeorgia1862
Frank RossFort Bend County1846
G. N. RossBurleson County1837
George RossWalker CountyMississippi1841
Gilbert RossFort Bend County1866
Harry RossWood CountyNorth Carolina1862
Hawkins RossWalker CountyMississippi1863
Henry RossWalker CountyMississippi1847
Hickson RossHarrison CountyArkansas1863
Houston RossAtascosa CountyTexas1846
Houston RossCoryell County1866
Isaac RossFayette CountyVirginia1858
Isaac RossVan Zandt CountyMississippi1860
Jacky RossBrazos County1865
Jacob RossFreestone CountyAlabama1867
James RossJackson County1846
Jerry RossFayette CountyNorth Carolina1850
Joe RossDavis CountyGeorgia1857
Joe RossFreestone CountyAlabama1859
John RossBowie CountyVirginia1857
John RossFreestone CountySouth Carolina1859
John RossHarrison CountyMaryland1850
John RossJackson County1860
John RossMcLennan County1867
Joseph RossBrazos County1864
Levi RossAustin CountyGeorgia1858
Levi RossWalker CountyMississippi1863
Major RossWalker CountyMississippi
Mark RossVan Zandt CountyMississippi1866
Monro RossTarrant CountyAlabama1865
Nathan RossFayette CountyNorth Carolina1850
Nelson RossBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1851
Nepsow RossVan Zandt CountyMississippi1866
Owen RossGonzales County1854
Phil RossDavis CountySouth Carolina1845
Prumin RossWalker CountyNorth Carolina1841
Reason RossWalker CountyTexas
Richard RossBowie CountySouth Carolina

Ross genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Ross in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Walker County holds 8 of the 67, Fort Bend County 7. 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 Rosses in Texas come from?

They reported Mississippi (9), South Carolina (7) and Alabama (6) as their birthplaces most often, and 5 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 Ross?

Walker County (8), Fort Bend County (7), Brazoria County (6). In all, 67 registered across 26 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 Ross appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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