The Ancestors of Ross Perot

 

by William Addams Reitwiesner
 
 

The following material on the immediate ancestry of Ross Perot should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle contributed to this report.

 
 

William Addams Reitwiesner

 

wargs@wargs.com

 
 

Ancestry of Ross Perot
1 Henry Ross Perot, b. Texarkana, Tex., 27 June 1930, Candidate for US President in 1992 and 1996
PARENTS
2 Gabriel Ross Perot, b. ... , Tex., 1 Aug. 1900, d. ... Nov. 1955 [WWI draft registration card]  
m.
3 Lula/Lulu Mae/May Ray, b. ... , Tex., 15 April 1897, d. Dallas, Tex., 3 April 1979 [SSDI 453-32-9892]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Gabriel E ... Perot, b. ... , La., ... April 1852, d. ... [living 1910]  
m2. ... [ca. 1895/6]
5 Maggie H ... , b. ... , Ark., ... Sept. 1875, d. ... [living 1910]
6 Henry Whiteside Ray, b. ... , Tex., ... [ca. 1874], d. ...  
m.
7 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , Tex., ... [ca. 1876], d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Omar/Omer Perot, b. ... , La., ... [ca. 1819/1820], d. ... [living 1870]  
m.
9 Mary E ... , b. ... , La., ... [ca. 1829/30], d. ... [living 1860]
10 ... , b. ... [TX/LA], d. ...  
m.
11 ... , b. ... [AR/LA], d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS
 
 

1930 - Texas, Bowie Co., Justice Precinct 1, ED 10, sheet 4B, line 97

Perot G Ross   H   M W 30       M 23   TX LA AR     Cotton Buyer    Independent
      Lula M   W   F W 30       M 23   TX TX TX
      Betty    D   F W  1 2/12  S      TX TX TX

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1910 - Precinct 2, Bowie Co., TX, e.d. 11, sheet 20b 

Pero, Gabrel E.   Head  M W 58 M2 14            LA LA LA       Merch 
___, Magie H.     Wife  F W 32 M1 4[sic] 4 4    AR LA LA 
___, Oma A.       Dau   F W 12 S                AR LA AR 
___, Ross G.      Son   M W 10 S                TX LA AR 
___, Ray A.       Son   M W  8 S                TX LA AR 
___, Rusel I[?]   Son   M W  4 S                TX LA AR 

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1900 - Precinct 2, Bowie Co., TX, e.d. 7, sheet 29a 

Perot, Gab-E.   Head W M Apr 1852 48      M 4      LA LA LA      G--- Merchant 
___, Maggie     Wife W F Sep 1875 24      M 4 2 2  AR TX AR 
___, Oma V.     Dau  W F Aug 1897  2      S        AR LA AR 
___, Leon R.    Son  W M Aug 1899    2/12 S        TX LA AR 
(2 boarders) 

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1880 - Precinct 5, Red River Co., TX, e.d. 103, sheet 16 (p. 264d) 

Perot, G. E.             W M 28 Grocer                 LA LA LA 
Readhimmer[?], J. J.     W M 24 Board Clerk in store   SC SC SC 

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1870 - 4th Ward, Natchitoches Parish, LA, p. 57 (388a) 

Bates, W. O.    26        M W   Farmer        175        SC 
  Jane C.       21        F W                            MS 
  Idella         2        F W                            LA 
  Wilson           6/12   M W                            LA Dec 
Perot, Omer     52        M W   Farmer      5000   750   LA 
  Omer R.       16        M W                            LA 
  Marie L.       9        F W                            LA 

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1860 - Natchitoches Parish, LA, p. 11 (437) 

Omar Perot   40  M   Planter      1600       10038     LA 
Mary E.  "   30  F                                     LA 
Gabriel  "    8  M                                     LA 
Omar     "    7  M                                     LA 
Elenor   "    1  F                                     LA 
Angeline "    3  F                                     LA 

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1850 - Natchitoches Parish, LA, p. 83 (42a) 

Omer Perrott   30  M    Farmer     10000     LA 
Lisa      "    22  F                         LA 
Delphine  "     1  F                         LA 
R. Lamie[?]    52  M                         LA 

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NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 -- He had m. 1st Ida B. Geer 21 Mar 1883 in Red River Co., TX  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FURTHER NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED
 
 
See above.  
 
 
 
William Addams Reitwiesner
 
wargs@wargs.com