15 January 2011 William A. Ross' dad, Charles Ross was my great-grandmothers brother...Here is some information about his siblings and grandparents. I will also send some more 'Ross Family' information on another e-mail.. [William A. Ross who according to Census information was born in March of 1860 or 1861. He was a son of Charles Ross and his wife Elizabeth both of with are buried at New Hope Baptist Church] A - Marriage OF Bill and Nancy. The 'Georgia Bill Childers Lineage' marriage. William (Bill) J. Childers married Nancy (Ross) Babb sometime in 1868. Nancy, older than Bill was born sometime during the year of 1844, in Pike County, Georgia. This marriage to Bill was Nancy's second marriage. The American War was now over and 'Reconstruction' was in progress. In the coming years, the reconstruction years would become some of the cruelest times that people had to endure. Military occupation and carpetbaggers for eleven years - until the year of 1876. William (Bill) J. and Nancy (Ross) (Babb) Childers had one child. This was: 1-William Mathis (Tom) Childers, born August 15, 1869, in Pike County, Georgia. Tom Childers was Nancy's third (3) child. Note: William Mathis (Tom) Childers was my (Larry Lee Childers) granddaddy. We do not have a lot of family information about Nancy. We do know that she was a widow before she married Bill and she lived somewhere in the Milner area with her two children. Nancy's first marriage was to Tom Babb. Tom and Nancy had two children. These were: 1- Mary Jane (Sis) Babb. Born February 1, 1862. Died May 4, 1937. 2- Martha (Dump) Babb. Born _______________ Died May 11, 1936. Nancy's husband Tom and his two brothers Jim and John Babb had entered the Confederate States Army and during the many battles of that American War, all three were killed. It is possible that after Bill's and Nancy marriage, they continued to live in her home until her death. Through research, we have found out information about Nancy (Ross) (Babb) Childers' parents, her grandparents and her siblings. Also some information about the Babb family. Nancy's parents were: Matthew F. and Sarah (Oliver) Ross. Matthew was born sometime in 1804 in Pike county, . Georgia. Sarah was born sometime in 1816, presumed to be somewhere in Georgia. . CHILDERS FAMILY LINEAGE THE NEXT GENERATION - WILLIAM J. CHILDERS (cont). Both Matthew and Sarah are buried in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetary, in Pike County, Georgia. Sarah's siblings were: 1- Sarah Oliver. Born 1816. Married Matthew F. Ross. 2- John Clark Oliver. Born 1820. 3- Charles Washington Oliver. Born August 01, 1822. Died March 11, 1900. Both in Georgia. 4- Mary Oliver. Born 1826 in Pike county, Georgia. Died in November 1904 in Union Cunty, Arkansas. 5- Armon Armanda Oliver. Born 1827 in Georgia. Died about 1895 in Tallapoosa, Alabama. 6- Andrew Jackson Oliver. Born 1829. 7- Daniel Marion Oliver. Born October 10, 1832 in Pike County, Georgia. Died January 18, 1913, in Union County, Arkansas. 8- James R. Oliver. Born 1834. Note: Matthew was CSA Army veteran who served with the 45th Georgia Infantry, Company D., Confederate States of America. Nancy's siblings were: 1- Charles Ross. Born October 31, 1835. Married Elizabeth (______). Born July 20, 1831. Charles died June 3, 1915. Elizabeth died February 11, 1913 Both are buried in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia. 2- Elizabeth Ross. Born sometime in 1837. 3- Sarah Ross. Born sometime in 1837. 4- Margaret Ross. Born sometime in 1839. 5- James Ross. Born sometime in 1840. 6- Mary Jane Ross. Born June 20, 1842. Died March 22, 1918. She is buried in the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia. 7- Nancy Ross. Born sometime in 1844. Nancy was married two times. Her first marriage was to Tom Babb. Two children were born to this marriage - Mary (Sis) and Martha (Dump). Nancy became a widow when Tom did not return from the American War. Her second marriage was to William (Bill) J. Childers. Nancy died August 15, 1869 or shortly thereafter. 8- Susan Ross. Born sometime in 1846. 9- Martha Ross. Born sometime in 1847. 10- John F. Ross. Born sometime in 1849. Nancy's grandparents were: Grandfather Ross: name unknown. Grandmother Ross: name unknown. Grandfather Oliver: Charles Oliver. Born sometime in 1770, in South Carolina. Died in Georgia. Grandmother Oliver: Mary (Marshall) Oliver. Born sometime in 1800 in Georgia and died in Georgia. Nancy's great - great parents (mother's side) were: G - Grandfather: John Oliver. G - Grandmother: name unknown. CHILDERS FAMILY LINEAGE THE NEXT GENERATION - WILLIAM J. CHILDERS (cont). Nancy (Ross) (Babb) Childers died about the end of August 1869. From family information, she died during the childbirth or shortly thereafter. Bill and Nancy's son was born on August 15, 1869. They named him William Mathis (T0m) Childers, perhaps William after Bill and Mathis after her . dad -Matthew. We are not sure why they called him 'Tom', perhaps after Nancy's first husband - Tom Babb. We do not any record where Nancy was buried. Perhaps in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. This is where a lot of her family members were buried. After nancy's death, Mary and Martha Babb went to live with their Babb grandparents (Tom's parents) in Henry County, Georgia. Tom Babb's parents names were Colvin and Louvire (Elevia or Alevia) Babb. Tom babb's grandparents were Kellett and Rebecca (Abercombia) Babb. Since Bill was single and Nancy was gone, his parents James Jackson and Elisabeth (Bragg) Childers took care of the infant baby - Tom Childers. In the 1870 censes, Tom was listed as Thomas, being nine months old and still living with his Childers grandparents. From family information, it is told how he was sometimes fed with a 'sugar tit' - a soft white cloth with sugar in it and at times used also as a pacifier. William J. Childers died sometime between 1900 and 1910, in Okolona, Arkansas. He is buried in the Bethel Cemetery at Okolona (clark County), Arkansas. Jesus! Jesus! There is something about that name. Kings and Kingdoms may all pass away... Jesus, remains the same.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 8:11 PM Subject: [GAPIKE] Looking for a Ross burial in Pike County > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: harrisbrewing > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.georgia.counties.pike/1522/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hello, I am looking for the grave of William A. Ross who according to > Census information was born in March of 1860 or 1861. He was a son of > Charles Ross and his wife Elizabeth both of with are buried at New Hope > Baptist Church. This family doesn't appear in Pike County until the 1900 > Census, William A. Ross is living with his parents along with his oldest > son Larris (spelled Lauris in the census)He is listed as widowed. On Oct > 16, 1900 W. A. Ross married Susie Harris in Pike County, I believe she is > Susan E. Harris, daughter of James Pyron Harris and Martha E. Smith, due > to their ages they had no children. William A. Ross was alive when his > son Larris died on May 2, 1926 as W.A. Ross is listed on the death > certificate as the informant. This is also how I learned that his first > wife was a Fisher. Larris Ross along some of William other children such > as Ernest Ross are also buried at New Hope Church. None of the New Hope > Church Transcriptions I have found list William A.! > Ross or W. A. Ross his second wife Susie. William A. Ross and Susie E. > Ross both appear in the 1920 Pike County Census but I have been unable to > locate either in the 1930 Census. I have also not been able to locate a > death certificate for either of them. Any information on William A. Ross > and either of his wives would be greatly appreciated. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GAPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message