The Proeger Family · Generation 7 — Kristin's earliest known

John Bross

Probable father of Mary Jane Bross · born about 1801

John Bross

Probable

Probable father of Mary Jane Bross · born about 1801

Born
about 1801
Sources
7

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE — accepted by Earl 28 September 2026 pending more evidence. In the 1850 census of Noxubee County, Mississippi, read from the image, Daniel Walker, 35, born South Carolina, and Mary Walker, 19, born Alabama, with two small sons, live in the household of John Bross, the postmaster S845; a Mississippi marriage index has Daniel Walker marrying Mary Bross S846, and a son was named Edgar Bross Walker S809. What is weak: the census states no relationships, and the marriage index and the son's name support her maiden name, not her father Probable confirm or correct →

Evidence: In the 1850 Noxubee County, Mississippi, census, read from the image, Daniel Walker, 35, and Mary, 19, with two small sons, live in postmaster John Bross's household; a Mississippi marriage index has Daniel Walker marrying Mary Bross. Weak or missing: The census states no relationships; the marriage index and the son Edgar Bross Walker support her maiden name, not her father; his 1801 Charleston birth is on no record read. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Census1850
In 1850 at Noxubee County, Mississippi (enumerated 28 August): John Bross, 49, post master, real estate $800, born South Carolina; Matilda, 43, born South Carolina; John W., 23; Lavenia, 16, born Alabama; then Daniel Walker, 35; Mary Walker, 19; John Walker, 2½, and an infant Walker, one month, both born Mississippi S845
Birth1801
Born about 1801, South Carolina, by his 1850 age S845. An online tree's birth on 4 July 1801 at Charleston and its death before 1860 are on no record read
Census1849
🆕 Appointed postmaster at Macon, Noxubee County, on 2 October 1849 Confirmed S1014. The 1850 census there calls him “post master” S845. added 29 September 2026

Open questions what is probable, weak or missing — confirm or correct it

Probable
Probable father of Mary Jane Bross, of Daniel Green Walker & Mary Jane Bross
Probable
🆕 Probably him in 1840: John Bross, 30–39, heads a Noxubee County household with a woman 30–39, a young man 15–19 and girls 5–9 and 10–14 Probable confirm or correct → S1015. Evidence: he is the only Bross on the page, and the ages of the head, the woman 30–39 and the girl 5–9 fit John (49 in 1850), Matilda (43) and Mary (19) S845. Weak: 1840 names only the head, so the others are age marks, not names. Know more? Use “Add to this record”. added 29 September 2026
Probable
🆕 Probably him in the 1845 Mississippi state census of Noxubee County, as John Bross, head Probable confirm or correct → S1020. Evidence: he is the only Bross on the page, in the county where he is in 1840 S1015 and 1850 S845. Weak: the household figures are illegible, so nothing but the name can be compared. Know more? Use “Add to this record”. added 29 September 2026
Probable
🆕 Probably him in 1830 in Alabama (Tuscaloosa County by the index): Jno Bross, 20–29, with a woman 20–29, a boy 5–9 and a girl under 5 Probable confirm or correct → S1021. Evidence: the man and woman fit John, born about 1801, and Matilda, born about 1807 S845, and an Alabama home fits Mary’s birth in Alabama about 1831. Weak: 1830 names only the head, and the county header is not on the page. Know more? Use “Add to this record”. added 29 September 2026

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John Bross · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

7 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S809Texas death certificate: Edgar Bross Walker, died Precinct 3, Angelina County, 2 March 1941. Ancestry record 21818204, certificate 10777. Image examined, read 27 September 2026. Probable Edgar Bross Walker, of Clawson, born 26 April 1861, California, aged 79; father Daniel Green Walker, born “Cal.”, mother Mary Jane Bross, born “Cal.”; informant B. C. Walker of Lufkin. Willie B. Walker's probable brother, cited only as evidence for their parents; he is not given a card. In 1880 Edgar, 18, was in Precinct 1, Angelina County, with his widowed mother “Mary Dannels”, 50, born Louisiana (census index read 27 September 2026), so the birthplaces disagree: California for both parents here, Alabama on Willie's certificate and census, Louisiana for Mary in 1880. Collection: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates.
  2. S8451850 U.S. census — Noxubee County, Mississippi, dwelling and family 22: John Bross household, enumerated 28 August 1850. Ancestry collection 8054, record 3503912 (image 4200050_00008). Image examined, read 28 September 2026. Probable John Bross, 49, post master, $800, born South Carolina; Matilda, 43, born South Carolina; John W., 23; Lavenia, 16, born Alabama; Daniel Walker, 35, born South Carolina; Mary Walker, 19, born Alabama; John Walker, 2½, and an infant Walker, one month, born Mississippi. The 1850 census states no relationships. FamilySearch 1:1:M4L6-1S3 indexes the same page. Collection: 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. S846Mississippi marriage index — Daniel Walker and Mary Bross. FamilySearch record V284-H4N (Mississippi Marriages, 1800–1911). Index entry only — no image was examined, read 28 September 2026. Probable Daniel Walker married Mary Bross. Names no parents. Index only; the date and county were not captured here.
  4. S1014Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832–1971, vol. 17, page 262 — Noxubee County, Mississippi. Ancestry record 880161. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Confirmed Macon: John Bross, appointed postmaster 2 October 1849, after Aaron McDowling (21 December 1848). The 1850 census of Noxubee County calls him “post master” (S845).
  5. S10151840 United States Federal Census — Noxubee County, Mississippi, page 7 (enumerator James Poindexter), line 23. Ancestry record 3243971. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Probable John Bross, head: males 15–19 1, 30–39 1; females 5–9 1, 10–14 1, 20–29 2, 30–39 1, 50–59 1. The only Bross on the page. 1840 names only the head of household.
  6. S10201845 Mississippi State Census — Noxubee County. Ancestry record 59899. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Probable John Bross, head. The household figures are smudged and cannot be read. The only Bross on the page.
  7. S10211830 United States Federal Census — Alabama (Tuscaloosa County by the index; the county header is not on the page), line 20. Ancestry record 1018746. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Probable Jno Bross: a man 20–29 and a boy 5–9; a woman 20–29 and a girl under 5. The slave columns are on the facing page, which was not read.

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