Thomas Ellis Ross

Full Name: Thomas Ellis Ross
Date of birth: October 18, 1845
Date of death: August 28, 1898

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	23	Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Alvarado / Johnson		Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

(1) T.E. Ross, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/9/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 23
Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alvarado / Johnson
Counties in district: Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

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Other Resources

Thomas Ellis Ross, birth date 10/18/1845 in Harrison County, Texas; death year 1897 in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas; parents Akin Nuel Ross and Martha Ann Lumpkin; residence and voter registration of T.E. Ross in Johnson County, Texas, 11/20/1869; residence in Red Oak, Ellis County, 1870; marriage to Catherin Teresia Ligon 12/26/1870 and birth of children in Alvarado, Johnson County, 1870-1885; residence in Precinct 5, Johnson County, 1880. Shirley's World Family Tree; Texas, Voter Registration Lists, 1867-1869. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1870 - T.E. Ross, Red Oak, Ellis County, age 22, born circa 1848 in Texas, working on farm, son of Martha Ross.
Census of 1880 - T.E. Ross, Precinct 5, Johnson County, age 32, born circa 1848 in Texas, farmer, wife K.T. Ross.
Thomas Ellis Ross, father of Lula Kathryn Ross Bird, birth date 5/5/1885 in Alvarado, Johnson County, mother Kathryn Thresia Ligon. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
T.E. Ross, burial in Balch Cemetery, Alvarado, Johnson County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Thos. E. Ross, Alvarado Bulletin, 9/2/1898, p. 8, crediting Johnson County Historical Commission. Death date 8/28/1898. "Mr. Thos. E. Ross died at his home in South Alvarado last Sunday night . . . Mr. Ross was born in Harrison county, Texas, about 51 years ago. He came to Johnson county at the age of eighteen and made this his home to the time of his death with the exception of a short interval . . . Mr. Ross took an active interest in politics and one represented Johnson county in the state legislature."
T.E. Ross included in biographical sketch of wife, Mrs. Kate Ligon Ross, Finders Keepers, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall 1995, p. 90, crediting Johnson County Genealogical Society. "Mr. Ross engaged in farming and was a merchant for many years, having five stores located over the state. After coming back to Johnson County from Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Ross lived in Cleburne." Includes children of T.E. Ross and Kate Ligon. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Mrs. Kate Ligon Ross Obituary
Thos. E. Ross, p. 197. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Death notice, "T.E. Ross Dead," 8/30/1898, p. 1. Dateline Alvarado, Tex., August 29. Death date 8/28/1898. "He once represented this (Johnson) county in the state legislature." Waco Times-Herald.

Photographs

Photograph. T.E. Ross, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Public Buildings and Grounds
12th R.S. - 1871 Federal Relations Public Buildings and Grounds
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Federal Relations Immigration

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