Susan (Dry), I have an Alexander ROSS who was b in Scotland in the early 1700's, in Aberdeenshire. His home (or estate) was called Balnagowen, and has been restored in recent years. I don't know the name of his wife, but one of his children was Jane, who marr William ROBERTSON. William was an architect. Three of their children were Andrew, Alexander, and Archibald. I 'm descended from Archibald. Any chance these ROSSes could be connected to yours?? Barbara in MO

I was searching in Sioux County, Iowa today and came across these ROSSES and they don't belong with my family but wrote them down and thought they might assist someone else!! Here goes Claudius B. ROSS b. Aug. 9,1840 in New York and d. 1909 in Hawarden Father Samuel ROSS (Carpenter) mother Maria Van Buren. The following are Head stone reading I think, Earl A. ROSS 1883-1963 father metal maker cemetery 121 EDwin Aurther ROSS May 11,1887-Aug. 14,1950 cemetery 104 Gerald Dale ROSS son 1915-1925 cemetery 121 Granville ROSS March 6,1816-Jan. 9,1909 ss. W.H. cemetery 121 Heinrich ROSS b. Jan. 22,1864 in Heide Schesung Holstien Germany d.Aug. 15,1884 Hawarden son of Aug & Anna ROSS cemetery 121 John ROSS d. March 16,1904 age 54y 11mo. cemetery 121 Mae ROSS 1883-1947 mother cemetery 121 Permelia A. ROSS 1841-1930 mother cemetery 121 Matilda ROSS 1907 cemetery132 W.H. ROSS Jan. 29,1830-Sept. 6,1904 ss.Granville cemetery 121 I don't know if this helps anyone or not but I figured it couldn't hurt to add them if they might be someone's on the list. Elizabeth Verdoorn IOWA,USA http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/v/e/r/Elizabeth-Verdoorn/index.html URL: Verdoorn,Ross,Parr,Marchand surnames. Not complete yet but e-mail me with questions or commentsl

Please look at http://members.aol.com/fourc/ross.text.html Won't ya, Help me find the parents of David Ross who married Zerviah Sprague somewhere, either Adams, Berkshire County MA or in Coal Run, Washington County, Ohio. A sizeable reward to he/she who finds the parents and ancestry of said David. Thanks Peter

James Bonney Ross and Rachel Morgan married in New Jersey in the late 1700s or early 1800s. They migrated to Preble County, Ohio where James died circa 1820. He was listed in Lanier twp, Preble Co, OH in the 1820 Census. Rachel married Daniel Leas in 1826 in Preble County, OH. He died circa 1830 and she died about 1845 in Montgomery Co, OH (Dayton). Any information on James Bonney Ross and Rachel Morgan Ross and their family welcome. Thank you for your help. Kathryn Stuart

Many years ago I made a list of ministers in and around Ross-shire some with dates. I hope they may prove useful in the current quest for ancestral Scottish ministers. 1662 Rev.Thomas ROSS, Kincardine. 1664 Rev.Thomas ROSS ,Tain. 1714 Rev Walter ROSS admiied to Creich ,Sutherland 1730 Rev Walter ROSS translated to Tongue, 1734 - 1775 Rev John Porteous at Kilmuir Easter. A native of Inverness , his first charge was at Daviot, Inverness. but he found the people there "rabid Jacobite"! 1754 - 79 Rev. George Munro at Farr, Inverness 1756 Rev.Peter Grant - Logie Easter Rev. Donald ROSS , Fearn Rev John Balfour, Tarbat Rev. Joseph Munro, Edderton Rev. John Bethune, Rosskeen Rev. Gilbert Robertson , Kincardine 1758 Rev Hugh ROSS to Rosehall mission 1759 Rev Hugh ROSS to Creich from Ft William mission 1770 Rev Hugh ROSS to Tain. Died 1774. His son Hugh ROSS grandfather of Colonel Ross of Cromarty. Rev. George Rainy tutor to the family of a Kilmuir gentleman he was advised to learn Gaelic and was by 1771 the minister of Creich for 39 years 1790 Rev John Matheson, Kilmuir Easter had a dtr Anne Helen. 1794 Rev John ROSS, Logie -witness at a baptism. . 1809 A fatal fever broke out in the area. 1810 Rev, Rainy died. 1811 Rev Murdo Cameron 'intruded' and the people left.. 1813 -16 Rev. Niel Kennedy, Logie Easter. 1821 Rev. Thomas Munro, Kiltearn. 1843 Rev Gustavos Aird inducted in the open air. 1843 Period of the Disruption in the church., establishment ministers who remained were : Rev. Murdo Cameron ,Creich Rev. Alexander Macpherson, Golspie Rev. James Campbell, Kildonan Rev. Donald ROSS, Loth Rev. John Mackenzie, Rogart. 1887 Rev Murdo Maqueen,Kiltearn expresses disaproval that John Ross was at a dance a few days ago.I think John was the church treasurer. I have restricted the list to be as factual as possible but there are written many stories and legends about the Highland ministers. Happy New Year , cousins all, Frances in Inverness, SCT.

1. John R. Ross b. 1795 probably in VA d. Aug 1871 in Marion Co., TN. Believed to be buried in Ross Mountain homeplace. m. Nancy Tabor in 1821. Records refer to them as "Married Abt 1821 of VA." Nancy died 1850. Had 9 children. 2. John Edward Ross, son of John R. above, b. 1831 m. Nancy Brown in TN abt 1853. Nancy was born btw 1832-1840. John Edward was also married to a "Mary." John Edward had 10 children all believed to be by Nancy Brown. 3. John Harrison Ross, son of John Edward above. b. 5/13/1858 Grundy Co., TN. D. Jan 1946 in Signal Mountain, TN. Married Cynthia Malinda P. Massengale (b. 8/10/1856) on 5/13/1880 in Grundy County. Cynthia died 11/22/1921 in Fall Creek, TN. They had 9 children. 4. John Edward Ross, son of John Harrison above. b. 7/13/1882 in Laager, Grundy, TN. Died 4/14/1951 in Sewanee, Franklin, TN buried Fall Creek Cemetery. Married 7/1/1900 in Whitwell, TN to Margaret Isabel Trussell. Margaret b. abt 1884 in Battle Creek, Marion, TN, d. 1951, buried in Fall Creek Cemetery. They had 5 children. 5. John Everett Ross, grandson of John Edward above. b. 2/25/1930 in Grundy, TN. was killed in action in Korea on 9/1/1951. 6. John Wayne Ross, nephew and namesake of John Everett above. Alive and kickin, so I'll just keep his info to myself. Look forward to unusual Ross given names in my next post. On all parties listed above, I have additional information, so if anyone interests you, please take a look.

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/642 Surname: Ross, Baze, Willoughby, Shultz ------------------------- Dear Linda, I have come across an Absolum Ross,matter in a fact,a couple of them. What I have wrote down is: Children of William Ross and Mary Ann Hendrix Ross: 1.William Columbus Ross-no info. 2.Sarah Martha Ross-b. 1843, in McNairy Co.Tn.Possibly died before Sept.24,1876. 3.Winney E.Ross-no info. 4.Bezaleel Absalom-no info. 5.Rebecca Cathrine-b. 1848,McNairy Co.Tn.and died after 1900,po probably Hunt Co.Tx. 6.Issac Rice Ross-no info. 7.James D.F.Ross-b.Aug.20,1855,McNairy Co.Tn. and died July 27,1932 at Weleetka,Okfuskee Co.Ok. 8.John A.Ross-b. 1858,McNairy Co.Tn. and died 1875. 9.Nancy A.Ross-b.Purdy,McNairy Co.Tn. Mary Hendrix father was Issac Hendrix-b.abt.1800 in NC. I found this information at Ancestry.com and searched by locality in McNairy Co.Tn.--Datatabase--Ancestry world tree viewer. I put in the name MaryAnn Hendrix. The other Absalom I found was in Ancestry.com. under: Rice Farrar Ross-b.12-3-1776 in NC.or SC. He died 4-8-1856 at Rome,Floyd GA. Rice married Sarah A.Bonham. Sarah was born 10-5-1787 at Lincoln NC.and died 3-29-1849 at Manchester,Coffee,Tn. Rice father was(unknown).His mother was Elizabeth McBee. This is Rice and Sarah's chid lren: 1.Absolom Bonham Ross-b. 4-25-1804 at Lincolnton,Lincoln,NC. Death was after 7-16-1861 at Rome GA. He married Nancy Echols. 2.Malinda McBee Ross-b. 4-26-1809 at Rome GA. GA. 3.Bezaleel Wier Ross -no info. 4.Sophronia Ross-b. 11-2-1812 at Greenville,SC.and died before 1871 & 1880 at Coffee Co.Tn. 5.William W. Ross-b. 1815. 6.Harriet C.Ross(female)b. 3-26-1847 Bedford Co.Tn. 7.John Fry Ross-b.1815/21 at Coffee Co.Tn. and died 8-8-1868 at KcKinney,Tx. 8.Andrew M.Ross-b.4-20-1823 at Coffee,Tn. and died after 7-16-1861 at Tx. 9.Oliver Franklin Ross-b.7-12-1825 at Coffee,Tn. and died after 8-26-1848. 10.Emily F.Ross-b.12-11-1827 at Coffee,Tn. and died after 11-8-1860. 11.Silas McBee Ross-b.12-25-1832 at Hillboro,Coffee,Tn.and died 11-29-1863 at Knoxville,Knox,Tn. Maybe this will help you out. These are the Absolom Ross s that I have found. Good Luck. If I run across anymore I will let you know. Thanks for the response. Our James Ross came to Barry co.MO.by 1842/43 from McNairy Co.Tn. I dont know if he was born there or not,but that is where he married Charity(Charlotte)Baze in 1841.I am searching for him or his siblings and his parents. Charity was born at Knox co.Tn.abt.1820/25. If anyone can help,please let me know. I will also share any info. Thanks a lot. Debra Cheater

Debra, Paul and other ROSS searchers. I have the following which may or may not be helpful. 1. James Ross, d abt 1815 Blount Co., TN, m. Elizabeth Kyle. 2.James Thomas Ross, b 25 Nov. 1808 in Blount Co., TN. d. 15 Jan 1892 in TEXAS Co., MO., m Sarah (Sally) Cook 26 Jan 1833 in Blount Co., TN. 3.John Bartley Ross, b abt 1833 in TN m. Nancy C. Jackson 3.William Alexander Ross b abt 1834 in TN m. Mariah Josephine Gardner 29 Aug 1872 in TEXAS CO MO 3.Mary Jane Ross, b 26 Feb 1836 in TN, d 14 July 1914 in ELLIS CO., MO, 3. JAMES PERRY ROSS, B. 2 Feb 1838 in Tn d 19 Oct 1907 in ELLIS CO., MO. I do not know the siblings of the first JAMES nor the 2nd JAMES THOMAS. The dates seem to be in the ballpark, and the MO could be a connection. The Thomas Ross could be a sibling of either of the James or James Thomas ROSS. I have more on the descendants of the JAMES THOMAS ROSS. in the 4th generation there is a JAMES WILLIAM ROSS, b 05 Oct 1865 in Lincoln NE. d 13 FEb 1937 in Pineville, McDonald Co. MO. in the Southwestern corner of MO. If this rings a bell, holler and I can go further. I have some proof, but most of this is family lore & Bible records. Best wishes and blessings. versy aka Henry Lawrence,

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Ross/641 Surname: Harry Dean Ross ------------------------- looking for any information I can get on my father Harry Dean Ross. I think he was either born or was raised in or around Douglas, Arizona. He Died while in the army in 1943. think he was born around 1910. was married to a Mary Sue and then to my mother Alice Elaine. Thank you for any information you might have. will follow up on any leads that I might receive.

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/639 Surname: Ross ------------------------- Hi Susan, I tell you that when I started looking for family I never expected to find so many Ross members!! We are a prolific bunch it seems. The Ross bunch in Mo that I have been searching came in through Clark Co. from W.Va. They did some other moving around in the area I think before winding up in Clinton County. And then some migrated to Oklahoma. I am specifically looking for James B. Finley Ross who married Susanna Cunningham in Wva before moving to Mo. about 1853. He would be my GGGrandfather. They had 9 children and he died in 1865. There are also a Calhoun Ross and Absolam Ross buried in the Tebo Cemetary at Clinton Mo. Both were referred to as uncles. Susanna was born in W Va and I have found a huge amount of info on her and also an heretofor unknown cousin to boot!! But, still cannot come up with the Ross stuff. It sure is frustrating... I am keeping all the Ross info related to Mo in the hope that somehow some of it will tie in when I get further down the road.... I guarantee that any help would be gratefully appreciated. Linda [email protected]

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/638 Surname: Ross, Nunes, Cabral, Pimentel ------------------------- I am looking for my Great Great Grandfather Joe Ross who married Maria Nunes ( she later married Manuel Cabral). They had 3 children, Joe Ross Jr. Mary Ross, Anna Ross (my Great Grandmother). Anna Ross married Joseph Pimentel and they had 6 children Roy Irene Evelyn (my grandmother) Hazel Harold Henry If anyone has any information on Joe Ross and Maria Nunes please e-mail me. We are having a very hard time locating any information on him/her. Joe's birth year is 1857 died 1891 Maria birth year is 1863 and died 1938 I believe they are both buried in Antioch, California. Would like to know where he was born, some information from the family is he came from Portugal and others say no he came from Scotland or England. Thank you ahead of time for your help Linda

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/636 Surname: ROSS, BAZE, WILLOUGHBY, BLACK, SHULTZ, SHULTS ------------------------- Alexander ROSS was a bishop/minister in Edinburgh, Scotland. Not sure if this is our ROSS ancestor, but it adds honey to the pot in searching. Could be a lead. Susan Dry [email protected] ============================================================ Record from "Ross Family History" by J. Montgomery Seaver (1929) Page 22: Prominent British Rosses, Past Generations: Alexander Ross: (1647?-1720); bishop of Edinburgh; in 1678 as admitted to his first charge in the Old Church of Perth; elected to divinity chair at Glasgow; principal of St. Mary's College. With the fall of James II, he became an important figure in ecclesiastical politics; went to London in support of James, but he had already fled. Ross was a man of character, accomplishment and ability; neither on the occasion of the union (1707) nor of the rebellion (1715) did he emerge into public politics. ============================================================ This was previously posted in this ROSS family listing. I stumbled across it tonight and thought it to be very interesting. The one who posted this is credited below... Susan Credited to: Patricia Bauer [email protected] Message-ID: [email protected] Subject: [ROSS-L] ROSS, Alexander

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/630 Surname: ROSS, BAZE, WILLOUGHBY, BLACK, SHULTZ, SHULTS ------------------------- Debra Cheater mentioned in a previous posting that according to our ROSS family, our ancestors were from Scotland and came from a line of ministers. I read somewhere tonight that Alexander ROSS was a minister in the 1700's in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was during the time of James II was overthrown in Edinburgh, Scotland and they fled to London. I will try to find that again. If anyone has any info along this line please post and email me. Susan Dry [email protected]

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Ross/629 Surname: Ross, Baze, Willoughby ------------------------- Hello, Paul, Just stumbled onto your message and is very interesting to me. You say that, Thomas was born to John and one to James. Do you have any other info. on these men that you can share with me. I have all three names in my family. I sure havent been able to get back that far on my family, but I have been searching for my gr.gr.gr.Grandfather for years. He was James Ross suppose to have been born in or around McNairy Co.Tn. but I cant find any proof. All I know is he may have been born around 1820/25 and that is guessing,since his oldest son and firstborn was John Alexander b.1843/44. Jamed died April 13,1850 between Cassville Mo. and Springfield Mo.(reasons unknown)I dont know and cant find out even his existence. I do know that he married Charity(Charlotte)Baze on Aug.28,1841 at McNairy Co.Tn.according to her own statement in their second child Hiram Ross Mothers Application for Pension. Hiram and John both were in the Union Army in the First Ark.Calvry and Hiram was killed in 1862 at a skirmish at Cassville Mo. Their youngest child was Sarah Jane Ross b.abt.1847/48. All these children were born in Barry Co.Cassville Mo. John was my gr.gr.Grandfather. I would like to find out more about my James Ross,if he had brothers and sisters,who is parents were,and where they actually came from? I really dont know,and it gets frustrating at times, but I will never give up. I can only hope for a miracle now. I have searched everywhere for him. Maybe I am looking in all the wrong places and areas. I hope this can be a lead for me. My Thomas Ross was born at Mountainburg,Ark. abt. 1886 the son of John Alexander. I am very curious to know if my family did come from another area such as Pa..Altho, I have been told all my life that they were from Scotland and we came from a long line of ministers. Also Charity(gr.gr.gr.Grandmother)was in Pa. and whatched President Lincoln give his Gettysburg Address. So she was there for some reason, maybe visiting family or who.Who knows? I would deeply appreciate any info.that you can share with me and I will do the same. I will put your name in my files and if I find something I will be sure and let you know. My e-mail is [email protected] Debra Cheater

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/628 Surname: ROSS, BAZE, WILLOUGHBY, BLACK, SHULTS or, SHULTZ ------------------------- Linda, I am Debra Cheater's sister. I appreciate the info that she has come across on our ROSS line. I took notice that you have family in Missouri. We also have family from Barry Co., Missouri. Our ggg-Grandfather, James A. or Y. ROSS married Charity or Charlotte BAZE in 1841 in McNairy Co., TN. They moved to Missouri between 1841 and 1844. Their first son was John Alexander ROSS born in 1844 in Cassville, Barry Co., MO. Their other 2 children were Hyrum Macdonel (McDonald) ROSS, b. 1846; and Sarah Jane ROSS (WILLOUGHBY) b. 1848. All children born in Cassville, Barry Co., MO. James died around early 1850 between Cassville and Springfield, MO. Debra also mentioned in a previous posting that according to our family, our ancestors were from Scotland and came from a line of ministers. I read somewhere tonight that Alexander ROSS was a minister in the 1700's in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was during the time of James II was overthrown in Edinburgh, Scotland and they fled to London. I will try to find that again. Any info you or anyone may have will be appreciative. I was just wondering what part of MO did your ROSS family from. Susan Dry [email protected]

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Ross/627 Surname: Ross, Baze, Willoughby ------------------------- Hello, Paul, Just stumbled onto your message and is very interesting to me. You say that, Thomas was born to John and one to James. Do you have any other info. on these men that you can share with me. I have all three names in my family. I sure havent been able to get back that far on my family, but I have been searching for my gr.gr.gr.Grandfather for years. He was James Ross suppose to have been born in or around McNairy Co.Tn. but I cant find any proof. All I know is he may have been born around 1820/25 and that is guessing,since his oldest son and firstborn was John Alexander b.1843/44. Jamed died April 13,1850 between Cassville Mo. and Springfield Mo.(reasons unknown)I dont know and cant find out even his existence. I do know that he married Charity(Charlotte)Baze on Aug.28,1841 at McNairy Co.Tn.according to her own statement in their second child Hiram Ross Mothers Application for Pension. Hiram and John both were in the Union Army in the First Ark.Calvry and Hiram was killed in 1862 at a skirmish at Cassville Mo. Their youngest child was Sarah Jane Ross b.abt.1847/48. All these children were born in Barry Co.Cassville Mo. John was my gr.gr.Grandfather. I would like to find out more about my James Ross,if he had brothers and sisters,who is parents were,and where they actually came from? I really dont know,and it gets frustrating at times, but I will never give up. I can only hope for a miracle now. I have searched everywhere for him. Maybe I am looking in all the wrong places and areas. I hope this can be a lead for me. My Thomas Ross was born at Mountainburg,Ark. abt. 1886 the son of John Alexander. I am very curious to know if my family did come from another area such as Pa..Altho, I have been told all my life that they were from Scotland and we came from a long line of ministers. Also Charity(gr.gr.gr.Grandmother)was in Pa. and whatched President Lincoln give his Gettysburg Address. So she was there for some reason, maybe visiting family or who.Who knows? I would deeply appreciate any info.that you can share with me and I will do the same. I will put your name in my files and if I find something I will be sure and let you know. My e-mail is [email protected] Debra Cheater

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/626 Surname: ross ------------------------- Debra, Thanks for your response. The Rev.George Ross had at least one son George Richards Ross who was my GGrandfather.Here are the details Ihave of him. He was born 1810 in Limerick ,son of (Rev?)Henry Ross. Educated in Belfast Academy. Entered Trinity College Dublin in April 1829 and graduated in 1833 with a B.A.He was ordained in 1835for the diocese of Cloyne. (Co.Cork). In 1844 he arrived in Wexford as rector of St Enoch's Church in the village of Killinick.In 1854 he married Eliz. Marianne Richards 3rd daughter of Rev.George Richards of Coolstuffe.They had one son and two or three daughters.She died in 1872 and in 1873 he married Henreitta St. Eloy Hickey daughter of the Rev. William Hickey of Mulrankin, Wexford.He retired in 1880 and died on the 26th of Dec 1884. I see one of the names on your surname list is Willoughby. Whether it's concidence or not I don't know but my greatUncle, the Rev. George's grandson , bore the christian name of Willoughby. Its an unusual first name and though I don't know how they came by it, I feel it must be through a family connection.

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Ross/625 Surname: Ross ------------------------- Debra, I am very interested in the Ross History that you provided for everyone. That is really interesting. I too thought that we were prob from Scotland originally. I am fairly new at this and having trouble going backwards from my bunch in Missouri, Ok. I am particularly interested in the George Ross signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is said that one of my ancestors was a signor. Could George's middle name have been Governor? That is what I have heard on my end but not totally validated. However, I have seen that name among my ancestor list. Any info that would help would be greatly appreciated.

Archie N. Ross Jr. Pike County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopike/ Pike County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopcgs/pcgsmain.html Pike County Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopcgs/pchsmain.html Louisiana Historical Museum http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopcgs/lahmmain.html -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 6:02 AM Subject: ROSS-D Digest V01 #1

Posted on: Ross Family Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Ross/624 Surname: Ross ------------------------- I have a Henry Ross b 1842-1900. He married Delina Brandenburg in Ky. He was the father of my Graet Grandmother, Sarah Ross. Sarah Ross 1867-1915 married Cornelius Fields. Any connection , let me know.