Here is another one from the Rock County, WI mail list. It is from a different book. Mel Surnames: Kelsey, Gardner, Wafull, Parkhurst, Carpenter, Spencer, Wafull, Dodge, Veach, Yost >From The Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis., publ, 1889 - page 578, 579 CHANCEY ROSS, is a leading farmer and dairyman of Turtle Township, and resides on section 16. It is with pleasure that we record his sketch, for since 1854, the date of his arrival, he has been prominently identified with the farming interests of the county, and with the growth and development of Turtle Township. He was born in Herkimer County, N.Y., in the town of Norway, Jan. 22, 1819, and is a son of Nogle and Tempa (KELSEY) ROSS. Both parents were natives of Connecticut, the father born in Kent County, Dec. 26, 1782, the mother in Tillingworth, June 25, 1783. They were united in marriage in Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y., Aug. 6, 1806, and had a family of twelve children, all born in Herkimer County, namely: Dayton, who was born Feb. 5, 1807, and died Jan. 18, 1874, at the age of sixty-six years and eleven months; Charles K., born May 5, 1809, died March 20, 1813; Eliza, born Sept. 24, 1811, is the widow of Nicholas GARDNER; Charles, born June 28, 1813, resides at Lo! wville, N.Y.; Jemima, born Sept. 21, 1815, is the widow of Heman WAFULL; Daniel K., born Dec. 15, 1817, is a resident of Newport, N.Y.; our subject is the seventh in order of birth; Clarina E., born April 24, 1822, became the wife of Henry D. PARKHURST of Newport, Herkimer Co., N.Y.; Lester, born April 18, 1824, is a carpenter and joiner of Beloit; Emily M., born April 28, 1826, is the wife of E. J. CARPENTER, a farmer of Turtle Township; Sophia L., born Nov. 28, 1828, married Benjamin L. SPENCER, whose home is in Newport, N.Y.; Almeda G., born Aug. 17, 1831, is the wife of T. J. WAFULL, of Herkimer County, N.Y. Nogle ROSS the father of these children was of Scotch descent, and served as Captain during the War of 1812, and was on duty at Sackett's Harbor. He engaged in farming, and also followed the trades of a carpenter and a millwright. He owned 200 acres of land which he successfully operated, and was one of the leading men of the county in which he lived. His death occurred at the age of ninety years and seven months, July 26, 1873. His wife preceded him to her final home, dying at Newport, N.Y., March 29, 1866. She belonged to the Close Communion Baptist Church and her husband at one time was a member of the Free-will Baptist Church, but for several years prior to his death was not a member of any church. The education our subject obtained was in the common schools of his native county, and during his early life he assisted his father with the duties of the farm. He seemed to have a natural ability for the handling of tools, and also worked at the carpenter's trade, at which he became quite proficient. Until his marriage, which occurred July 5, 1843, he remained under the parental roof. The lady of his choice was Miss Mary B. DODGE, who was also a native of Herkimer County, N.Y., born in 1819. Her parents, Cyrus and Johannah (VEACH) DODGE, were natives of Massachusetts, and the mother died at Newport, N.Y. Her father's death occurred at Sherland, Ill., at the advanced age of one hundred years. After his marriage Mr. ROSS rented the old home farm in his native county, where he passed the next ten years engaged in the cultivation of that land, which comprised a tract of 143 acres. While there residing four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. ROSS: Mervin C., born May 5, 1844, served for eighteen months in the 16th Wisconsin regiment during the late war, and died Jan. 21, 1872; Spencer D., born Oct. 12, 1847, served as a soldier in the War for the Union in the 3d Wisconsin Infantry, and is a resident of Beloit, where he is general agent for the Eclipse Windmill Company of that city; Marion A., born Oct. 12, 1849, is the wife of John A. YOST, a farmer of Beloit Township; Helen G., born Feb. 19, 1851, has charge of the domestic affairs at home; Fred L., the youngest child of the family, was born after their removal to Rock County, on the 1st day of August, 1857, and is in the same employ as his brother Spencer. In 1854 Mr. ROSS, accompanied by his family, emigrated to Rock County, and for a short time remained in Beloit, until a home could be erected on the farm which he purchased on section 16, Turtle Township. It consisted of a track of 320 acres of wild, unimproved land, which he cultivated for his children when they should grow up, placing the same under a high state of cultivation. In those early days, when the country was so unsettled, Mr. ROSS could drive across the fields to Beloit, there being no house or fence to intercept his progress. This will serve to illustrate the unsettled condition of the county at that time, and Mr. ROSS has not only witnessed the great changes that have since then been made, but has been an active participant in the labors which have brought about the great transformation, placing Rock County on an equal rank with any in the State. In 1866 he built a cheese factory, which he at once began to operate and which proved a successful enterprise. ! The product of this factory was of the finest grade, and always found a ready sale. Although his private interests have been extensive, Mr. ROSS has found time to serve his fellow citizens in various local offices of trust, including that of Township Supervisor, in which capacity he served ten terms, discharging his duties with fidelity and promptness. He cast his first Presidential vote for Martin Van Buren, but since the organization of the Republican party he has supported that body. His honorable, upright life, before and since becoming a resident of Rock County, has won him the love and confidence of all, and he is a valued and respected citizen of Turtle Township. ______________________________