I have recently finished transcribing a decaying journal written by my grandmother in during the period of 1922 till her death in 1933. Initially the information which I had was that her father, my great-grand father, was Alexander Ross whom married Martha Relf Neil. They had immigrated from Nairn Scotland with their daughter, Anna Ross, to Chicopee Falls, MA 1899. While residing in Chicopee Falls, Alexander Neil Ross was born Nov. 10, 1899 and my grandmother, Janet Finley Ross on Feb. 22, 1904. While there Alexander Ross worked for the Spalding Sporting goods company manufacturing golf clubs. They later apparently moved to New York and on to Excelsior Springs Missouri. There Alexander was the golf professional in charge of the Excelsior Springs Golf Course. Martha Relf Neil Ross died Dec. 27 1924. Alexander apparently remarried as his obituary shows that he left, in addition to the children, a wife named Kate. Alexander died Sept. 27, 1930. Prior to his death, Anna Ross married C. Edward George. The marriage license was issued in Liberty Missouri, though the article providing this information did not have the date. They had at least one child, Flora Ann George, born in St. Joseph Missouri on June 3, 1928. I have been unable to locate any further information regarding this sister or her issue. I do plan a trip to the area where they resided in the near future. Alexander Neil Ross married Cora Leone Ford on April 12, 1921, in San Diego CA. Leone Ford Ross died about August 1969 with Alexander Neil Ross following on Jul 25, 1973. There were no children from this marriage. My grandmother, Janet Finley Ross graduated from the Excelsior Springs High School, Class of 1922. She later married Francis (Frank) Nicol in January 8, 1929, in Richmond Missouri. They had one child, my mother Martha Jean Nicol, on Aug 24, 1930, also in Richmond Missouri. Janet died on December 10, 1933, in Kansas City Missouri. While I do not have a death certificate to verify, my mother relates that the death was as a result of complications with child birth. While transcribing the journal, there were various newspaper articles which made reference to a brother and sister of Alexander Ross's. A brother named William Ross, who was killed in 1917 in the Dardanelles during World War I, while fighting with the Highland Regiment. There was also mention of at least one sister, named Margaret Ross Robertson, visiting from Nairn Scotland. Other articles list her as a former resident of Excelsior Springs who moved to Detroit. An article written shortly after my grandparents marriage regarding a steam ship trip that they had taken to Sidney Australia to visit Francis's parents and siblings, relates that they would stop on the return trip in San Francisco and visit an aunt, Mrs. William Berrick. Whether this was an aunt or Ross or Neil linage is unknown. Francis Nicol was born in Kilsyth Parish in Scotland on Aug 26, 1903. He immigrated to the US while the remainder of the immediate family immigrated to Australia. The other family members are, father: Francis Nicol, born 1862, married Janet Millart (other documents relate Ferguson) Jan 03, 1888, died Dec 13, 1931. Janet Millart's birth and date of death are unknown. Siblings: Margaret Nicol, Charlotte Nicol, Dan Nicol, Jean Nicol born 1902, John Nicol born 1905 (he later joined Frank in the US and died in San Diego, CA in Dec 1970. One additional sister was born in 1906, named Mary Lindsey Nicol. All immigrated to Australia. I thank you all for bearing with me while you read this mini-novel and I hope that something in it will tie in with a bit of information you may have. Thank you and have a Happy New Year, Doug Routh