Hello, My name is David Lee Ross. I live in Portola Valley, CA and am descended from the Bath Co./Braxton Co. Virginia (later W. Virginia) branch of the Ross family. I've traced my ancestors back to about 1800 and am hoping to gather more information about my family. Here's a very brief sketch of my lineage on the Ross side: David Lee Ross David Lee Ross, Sr. d. 2001 (IL>WA) James Douglas Ross d. 1959 (IA>SD>IL) Harvey Oscar Ross d. 1912 (WV>IL>IA>SD) James Anderson Ross b. 1822 Bath Co. d. 1908 Braxton Co. William Ross d. after 1825 Bath Co. Virginia (m. Elizabeth abt 1820, at least 2 other sons Wiiliam Jr. and John H. [Harrison?] Ross) I am looking forward to corresponding and exchanging information with other researchers. I have information on about 1,900 members of my extended family tree, with surnames including: Allen Bryant Cauley/Cawley Corley Davis De Koker Demuth Dobson Drapal Fahrney Fletcher Funk/Funck Hicks Hinzman/Hinsman Lippert Marble Mccoy/McCoy Mollohan Nordness/Norness Ross Starcher Stinchfield Vit/Vitt Windon Regards, Dave Ross Portola Valley, CA