This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross, Usery, Buck Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JgB.2ACE/1066 Message Board Post: Name of Deceased William Reuben Ross > >Street Address 71 Preston, Jackson, Tenn. > >Dod July 5, 1966 County of Madison District 5th > >Dob April 26, 1875 born in Henderson Co. near Saltello resided at present address 30 years. Retired farmer. > >Wife Parres Usery > >Name of Father: William Thomas Ross > >Maiden name of Mother: Mary Lavinia Buck > >Church: Presbyterian Church by faith. > >Place of Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Madison County > >1 Son L.M. Ross of Jackson, Tn. > >2 Daughter's: Mrs. Mary Boyd of Bemis and Mrs. Lura Barton of Lambuth City. > >1 Sister: Mrs Bas S. Stayton, Beech Bluff > >Several grand children and great grand children. > >Pallbears: Sherman Blankenship, Irving Blankenship, Charles Ross, Lonzo Ross, Van Stayton, Jeff Stayton, Ewel Usery, Neil Usery. Honorary Pallbears Alt. Jimmy Stratton Jr. and Cloud Van Cleave. > >(by Charles Ross and Lonzo Ross the names are crossed off and num signs beside it with the words Nephews > >Social Security num. 415-44-6069 > >Parres Susan Ross known as Mrs W.R. Ross of Jackson born July 27, 1874 and died Feb. 21, 1956 in Madison County. > >Husband Wm Ruben Ross born in Decatur County. > >Parents: John Usery and Sarah Hogan > >Church: Maple Springs Presbyterian Church > >Surviors. W.R. Ross > >1 Son, Luther Malone Ross, Fla > >2 Daughters Mrs Lura Barton, Jackson and Mrs W.B. Boyd of Bemis > >1 brother Frank Usery, Huron > >1 sister. Mrs. Joe Vancleave, Huron > >Pallbears reads Nephews: Ewell Usery, Neal Usery, Guy Usery, Clois Blankenship, Homer Blankenship, Sherman Blankenship. > >Rev. J.T. Buck minister in charge. > >I found a cences that had W.T. Ross and Mary L on it with with children Lilly and W.R. Ross in the 1880 Tenn. Cences From there I find nothing. Where it has W.T. Ross parents born it reads N.C. as well as Parres parents. > > >I'm actually clueless as to where to go from here. Thru the years of growing up I had always heard that grandpa was Cherokee. I had heard that one of my grandparents were missionaries and on a Indian Reservation when they met. Now it looks to me like perhaps it was the Bucks that may have been the one's that were missionaries. Due to the fact of the Presbyterian belief and it looks like perhaps that J.T. Buck (Rev.) may have been related to Parres???? Just strange that her mom was Buck and the Rev. that did her funeral knowing of the story of the missionary on a Indian Reservation. Does anyone know of this family? Can you tell me who William Thomas Ross's parents are? Please contact me at DeBough@junct.com or Teddysmommy@hotmail.com