This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JanDeans333 Surnames: Ross Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper/1681.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Benjamin S. ROSS Birth 15 Dec 1817 in Logan County, Kentucky Death 28 Dec 1870 in Bluff Springs, Kemper, Mississippi, USA Marriage to Matilda Caroline *TUCKER 1841 3 Apr Sumter County, Alabama Death Bluff Springs community and church are in Kemper County where the family lived. The headstones in the cemetery are not all readable nor are they all there. There is another Bluff Springs community in Attala County, but Kemper seems more logical. Parents . Benjamin ROSS 1774 - 1838 . Mary "Polly" ROSS 1775 - 1850 Siblings . Susan Ross 1792 - 1845 . David James Ross 1793 - 1800 . Suzanna Ross 1794 - 1808 . James Ross 1795 - . Francis Loving ROSS 1796 - 1866 . ??Jane Ross 1797 - . Sarah Jane "Sally" Ross 1798 - 1886 . ??Daughter Ross 1800 - . ??Jane ROSS 1800 - 1838 . Jesse ROSS 1802 - 1866 . ??Child Ross 1804 - 1808 . Garland Walker ROSS 1807 - 1892 . Mary ROSS 1809 - 1860 . Susan ROSS 1811 - 1845 . John W. ROSS 1812 - 1870 . Loueza Caroline ROSS 1817 - 1905 Children: . Francis Monroe "Frank" Ross 1842 - 1922 (my ancestor) . John C. ROSS 1844 - 1850 . Josephine R. ROSS 1847 - 1918 . Jane R ROSS 1847 - . Mary Evaline ROSS 1851 - 1929 . James G. ROSS 1853 - 1930 . Nancy Paralee *ROSS 1856 - . Stephen Virgil ROSS 1856 - 1943 . R.F. ROSS 1867 - (sometimes referred to as "Terryl") Sources . 1850 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence . 1860 United States Federal Census 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence . Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957 2 citations provide evidence for Name, Marriage . Ancestry Family Trees This citation provides evidence for Benjamin S. *ROSS . Birth ROSS, Benjamin S. date from Benjamin G. ROSS bible in possession of Stella ROSS Donaghe. 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth . Marriage ROSS, Benjamin S./ Matilda Caroline TUCKER from Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Record Books by Jerry Halidman 1 citation provides evidence for Marriage . Mississippi, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 1 citation provides evidence for Name . U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 1 citation provides evidence for Name 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. <br>