I'm looking for info on my great grandfather, WALTER C. ROSS, born in Canada abt. 1842, married SALORA A. PHELPS in 1870 in Timber Creek, Riley County, KS. WALTER and SALORA had four sons. They were CLARENCE DUNBAR ROSS, b. abt 1871, NORMAN H. ROSS, b. abt. 1873, CHARLES WESLEY ROSS (my grandfather), b. April 25, 1876, m. abt. 1905-6 to PEARL EDNA PEER, d. November 5, 1958 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co., WA. According to 1875 census of Riley Co. KS, WALTER C. ROSS came to Kansas from Illinois. There is a WALTER C. ROSS listed on the Union Army site who served as a private in the 33rd infantry out of Marion, Illinois, but I can't make a connection. Though WALTER was listed with SALORA and their first two sons on the 1875 Riley Co., KS census, the 1880 census finds SALORA A. (PHELPS) ROSS living at the farm of her parents, sans WALTER (wherever did he go?) with the four boys. And how did young CHARLES WESLEY ROSS find himself in Oregon, and finally Washington? You tell me. Please!! More about SALORA: She wa born in Michigan abt. 1850 to ALMON D. PHELPS and SARAH M. (?) PHELPS. Her brother, GEORGE P. PHELPS was also born in Michigan abt. 1848, perhaps in Calhoun Co.. Her sister, JULIA A. PHELPS was born in Riley Co., KS abt. 1860. ALMON and SARAH were both born in New York in abt. 1817 and 1819 respectively. Thanks for any and all help, Larry ROSS