hi, I don't know the occupations of any of my Ross's, so I don't know if there's any connection. I have been unable to trace most of the descendants and all of the ancestors of my Ross's. I descend from James Franklin CROSS and Stella PEARSON, daughter of John Young PEARSON and Cynthia ROSS. Frank and Stella had Helen May, Ruth Elizabeth, Margaret Matthew and Theodorah (I don't know why they gave Margaret a masculine middle name). Ruth is my grandmother. Stella had two sisters; Mary PEARSON m. Albert HOEFFER. Mary and Albert had at least three children, Marie, Albert and Frederik. in 1910, the family has removed to Hammonton, New Jersey, but they disappear again by 1920 Minnie PEARSON m. J. Wright HILLIS. Mary and Wright had a son Ross who m. Effie HAYLES, and Ross and Effie had a son Albert. I cannot find these people on the census. George BUNNELLE and Mary ROSS had Emma Priscilla, Ross Leland, Paul Allen, and Frank Curtis. these children were born 1873-1899 in Hudson, Summit Co., OH. Emma m. Hugh MacNEIL, Ross m. Margaret Jean McALLISTER, Paul m. Leila WASSELL. Frank died in his 19th year. George had several siblings; Charles, Chester, Frank, Mary, Ada and William. I only know George's descent and a couple of William's children's names. I've checked census, but these people seem to have scattered, no-one knows where. if anyone knows these two related lines, please let me know. Cornelia At 11:59 AM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: >There was a Dr. Ross in the 60's in Franklin, Butler CO.(or Warren) Ohio. >-----Original Message----- >From: Cornelia Warner <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] ><[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 3:23 AM >Subject: [GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES-L] William & Cynthia Ross > > >>This is one of my brick walls. I have been unable to trace the Ross family >>either in Ohio or on the east coast, even though there is a related Azariah >>Ross (that should stick out like a sore thumb, but the only Azariah Ross I >>can trace came from New York. maybe they're one and the same, but I just >>can't dig up enough info on them to be sure of anything. >>hope someone has an idea of how to find people who leave no real >>trail-tombstones don't talk, and nothing else exists for them-in fact, >>William and Cynthia have no tombstones, only a mention in a death >certificate. >> >> (CT or MA) >> Unk. Ross b. abt 1765 >> | >> (Summit Co.? OH) | (Portage Co., OH) >> |-----------------------------------------------------| >> unk. Ross (Colchester, England) William Ross >> unk. spouse Joseph & Hannah Smith Cross Cynthia Ross >> | | | >> Mary Ross William Cross Cynthia Ross >> Ira Bunnell Elizabeth Atkinson John Y. Pearson >> | | | >> | | (Stark Co., OH) >> | |-------------------------- | | >> | | | | >> Geo. Bunnell-Mary Jane Cross James F Cross-Stella Pearson >> >>from what I know of this family from sources as varied as census records, >>family papers and vital records-sources in parenthasis; >> >>Bunnell/Ross relationship to the Ross/Pearson line (family papers & >>marriage records) >>William Ross was b. about 1795 in CT or MA. died in Jan/Feb 1857. his >>funeral was held in Stark Co., OH (family diary, daughter's census records) >>Cynthia Ross, Sr. was b. in CT or MA and may have had the maiden name of >>Ross (daughter's census records, daughter's death certificate) >>Mary Ross b. abt 1821 in Ohio (census records) >>Ira Bunnell b. abt 1821 in Ohio (census records) >>Ira and Mary's marriage (Summit Co. OH m. record) >>George Bunnell(e) b. (Bible record) >>Mary Jane Cross b. (family papers) >>George and Mary's m. (Summit Co. OH m. record) >>Joseph and Hannah's m. (Colchester, England Wesleyan Methodist Church >records) >>William and Elizabeth's m. (William's Civil War pension records) >>personal knowledge of Helen Matthew Cross, a daughter of James Franklin >>Cross and Stella Morn Pearson >> >> >>==== GEN-UNSOLVED-MYSTERIES Mailing List ==== >>To contact the owner use, [email protected] >> >