↑1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZF-XHP : 22 December 2020), Orpheus Ross in household of William P Ross, Moreau Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Orpheus Ross, M, Aged 5, Birthplace: Missouri
↑Find-A-Grave: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28434145/orpheus-augustus-ross: accessed 08 January 2023), memorial page for Orpheus Augustus Ross (20 Feb 1845–15 Jun 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28434145, citing Pilot Point Community Cemetery, Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sherry (contributor 47010546).
↑1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG5-LH7 : 24 May 2021), Opheus Ross in entry for William Hughey, Denton, Texas, United States, 1870.
↑1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN3-PPS : 15 January 2022), Orpheus A. Ross, Pilot Point, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK11-WTD : accessed 9 January 2023), Orus A Ross, Dallas Ward 3, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 13B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1543; FHL microfilm 1,375,556.
Orus A Ross, M, Aged 65, Birthplace: Missouri, Head of Household
O A Ross, M, Aged 75, Birthplace: Missouri, Head of Household
↑1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C7G2-QT2 : accessed 9 January 2023), Orpheus A Ross, Precinct 2, Clay, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 14B, line 58, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2308; FHL microfilm 2,342,042.
Orpheus A Ross, M, Aged 85, Birthplace: Missouri, head of Household
↑Find-A-Grave: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28434145/orpheus-augustus-ross: accessed 9 January 2023), memorial page for Orpheus Augustus Ross (20 Feb 1845–15 Jun 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28434145, citing Pilot Point Community Cemetery, Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sherry (contributor 47010546).
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