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Ross in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 73 freedmen

73 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
73
Freedmen
31
Counties
Mississippi
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Rosses registered

Texas counties where the Rosses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Walker County811%
Fort Bend County710%
Brazoria County68%
Brazos County68%
Freestone County68%
Fayette County45%
Harrison County45%
Jackson County34%
Van Zandt County34%
Bowie County23%
Colorado County23%
Davis County23%
Kaufman County23%
Anderson County11%
Atascosa County11%
Austin County11%
Burleson County11%
Cherokee County11%
Coryell County11%
Falls County11%
Goliad County11%
Gonzales County11%
Henderson County11%
Hopkins County11%
Liberty County11%
Matagorda County11%
McLennan County11%
Tarrant County11%
Victoria County11%
Wharton County11%
Wood County11%

Where the Rosses were born

Birthplaces the Rosses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Mississippi918%
South Carolina714%
Alabama612%
North Carolina510%
Texas510%
Virginia510%
Georgia48%
Louisiana24%
Tennessee24%
Arkansas12%
Kentucky12%
Maryland12%
Missouri12%

When the Rosses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Rosses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
16
1850s
22
1860s
31

Every Ross in the register

The Rosses in the register, 51 to 73 of 73
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Phil RossDavis CountySouth Carolina1845
Prumin RossWalker CountyNorth Carolina1841
Reason RossWalker CountyTexas
Richard RossBowie CountySouth Carolina
Roshall RossBrazos County1864
Sammuel RossCherokee CountyTexas1866
Shelton RossGoliad County1850
Sorenzo RossBrazoria CountyVirginia1861
Stephen RossColorado CountyTennessee1848
Stephen RossWalker CountySouth Carolina1854
Thomas RossColorado CountyMissouri1864
Thomas RossFalls County
Tobe RossHopkins CountyCreek Nation1861
Wesley RossWharton County1866
Wiatt RossHenderson CountyLouisiana1851
William RossBrazoria CountyMississippi1846
William RossBrazoria CountyTexas1841
William RossBrazoria CountyVirginia1843
William RossBrazos County1859
William RossBrazos County1865
William RossFreestone CountyAlabama1855
William RossHarrison CountyKentucky1847
William RossVictoria County1866

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 73, 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, 73 registered across 31 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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