I have always assumed this to be Maria's family in the 1850 census, prior to her 1856 marriage: 1850 Stewart County census, p. 488 William CHERRY 40 m w farmer 600 Unknown Disy 40 f w Unknown Maria 19 f w Tenn William 17 m w Tenn SCH Adaline 13 f w Tenn SCH George 11 m w Tenn Irwin 8 m w Tenn Henderson 5 m w Tenn Milam 25 m w Tenn Seems likely, especially when you consider that Maria named her first son Irwin Ross (after her brother Irwin Cherry?), and named one of her daughters Sarah Adaline Ross. If these are Maria's parents, then she was the daughter of William H. Cherry (c. 1810 to bef. 1865) and Daisy ____ (c. 1809), and therefore the granddaughter of William W. Cherry (1771/1849) and Lydia Minerva (Mc)Daniel (1778/1856) of Martin County, NC and Stewart County. -----Original Message----- From: Rita Wall [mailto:wallycrib@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:35 PM To: TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNSTEWAR] George Ross/Maria Cherry Dear Listers, Does anyone know who the parents are for Maria Cherry and her dates of birth and death? Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: "kaitysmom" <kaitysmom@peoplestel.net> To: <TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 8:04 AM Subject: [TNSTEWAR] George Ross Obituary > Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. > > Date of Newspaper: Friday, January 5, 1923 > Page: Front Page > > Name: George Ross > Age: 87 > Born: Not Given > Died: Obituary does not give date of death > Funeral: Not Given > Burial: Heflin Cemetery > Parents: Not Given > Deceased Spouse: Maria Ross > Surviving Children: Mrs. E. G. Hogan, Mrs. Rena McCoy, Mr. Charles Ross > > Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. > > In Christ, > Melissa Barker > > > ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== > Stewart Co. Genealogy search engine: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/stewsearch.htm > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== Stewart Co. Genealogy home: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/index.htm ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237