In response to Rosalene's inquiry about these Ross's..I think there is a connection here but can't figure out how. This is long, my apologies but its the only way I can post it without attaching a file. JESSE ANDREW ELLIOTT, SR. b Feb. 13, 1885 in Jenny Lind, Sebastian Co Ark in Poteau Bottom by Bonaya, Ark, died Jan 9, 1962, buried in Stigler, OK Cemetery. Jesse was raised by his Byrum grandparents (JAMES D. BYRUM and LYDIA (ROSS), when his mother died. The 1900 Sebastian Co. ARk, census shows Jesse Andrew and his brother WILLIAM ELLIOTT. Jesse , married first IRENE MCDANIEL born Oct. 17, 1893, died Dec. 17, 1920, daughter of SAM and LOUISA MCDANIEL married Dec. 1910. Irene's funeral record shows that she died in Tamaha, OK, buried Dec. 19, 1920. She is listed on funeral records as being Choctaw, Native American. Listed also on funeral records for Jess's family is a baby, age 18 mos, no name given, died on July 3, 1917, buried July 4, 1917. The baby died of dysentery. Jess had taken Irene to Colorado, Tatihina and Booneville adn then back to the McDaniels where she died. LYDIA ROSS's daughter is LINA BYRUM (never married). Note; LYDIA ROSS b Sept. 17, 1827 died Nov. 2, 1891, married JAMES D. BYRUM. Parents for LYDIA ROSS were GABRIEL ROSS b 1790 and MARY POLLY TUDOR b Oct. 27, 1794 in Madison, KY, died April 14, 1821. Mary and gabriel were married July 5, 1810. Parents for MARY POLLY TUDOR were VALENTINE TUDOR b 1720-1730 in Denbeigh/Denbigh, Wales, died May 1782 in Granville Co. North Carolina. Her mother was ELIZABETH FRASER b 1733 in Brunswick Co, VA, died before 1782 in Granville, NC. Parents for JOHN TUDOR, Sr. b 17120-1730 were JOHN TUDOR b 1695, wales, died 1721, Surry VA. and mother was MARY ? born abt 1729 in Denbigh, Wales. -------------------------------------- A second possible connection is not related to the above that I can prove, but yet is intermingled in my family line. WILLIAM ELLIOTT b 1864, Grenada Co, Miss married Lucy Tyler (daughter of a Frank Tyler) and they were living in McCurtain, OK in 1920 with a few children..one being a BEULAH ELLIOTT born about 1893 in Redland, Ohemkee Co, OK. BEULAH married a JOHN H. ROSS b May 12, 1889 in Redland, Ohemkee Co, OK, died Dec. 3, 1985. Parents for this JOHN H. ROSS are JOHN ALEXANDER ROSS born July 13, 1840 in Cassville, Barry Co, Missouri, died July 17, 1900 in Redland, Ohemkee Co. Oklahoma, buried Fleetwood Cemetery east of Sallisaw, OK. Wife to JOHN ALEXANDER ROSS was MARY JANE RUSH born Alabama Dec. 25, 1840, married Aug. 31, 1865 in Crawford Co. Arkansas, died Dec. 25, 1930 in Diamond, Haskell Co. Oklahoma. She is buried in Old Panther Cemetery, McCurtain, Oklahoma. Parents for Mary Jane Rush were ? RUSH born 1821 in Alabama, died 1848-1849 and CATHERINE BOATRIGHT born 1825 in Alabama. Parents for JOHN ALEXANDER ROSS b July 13, 1840 were JOHN ROSS b 1815 in TN, died 1848 in Barry, Missouri and CHARITY JANE born July 1824 in TN, married in 1840 in Barry, Missouri. Charity is born in Fleetwood Cemetery, east of Sallisaw, OK. All the above Ross's are connected to my Elliott side of the family (maternal). ------------------- Curiosity question..do you by any chance have any surname of Cameron in your files, i.e. connected in someway to a Frank Bloomer, brother of Rossie Hill Brigham Cameron. There was a Rossie Brigham married to my grandfather's adopted brother, John S. Cameron and her brother was a Frank Bloomer in Lehigh, OK mining district. Its just unique that we have all these familiar names and I was just wondering if it strikes a note with you. Hope all the above is helpful..let me know if you think there is a connection. Sunny ([email protected])