Kay; You wrote: >I am looking for information on the following families: Barbee, Capell, >Henderson, Ramsey, Brumbelo, Keith, Reynolds and Ross. Many of them were >in the Dublin area by the 1860's. > I believe we had spoken a year or so ago about the ROSS family in Dublin. Since then I have found a lot of information that ties my Reverand Robert Mac ROSS in with Reuban ... he was his half brother ... all of the information follows ... let me know if you might have anything to add. Tami Ramsey Dublin, Virginia Descendants of James Ross Generation No. 1 1. JAMES2 ROSS (JOHN1) was born 1790, and died 1868 in Comanche County, Texas. He married (1) MARGARET (PEGGY) YOST August 13, 1812 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married (2) SARAH BURNS April 30, 1829 in Lauderdale, Alabama. Notes for JAMES ROSS: In 1859 moved to Harrison County, Texas In 1865 moved to Comanche County, Texas Served as Justice of the Peace and Deputy Sheriff Notes for SARAH BURNS: 1870 Comanche County, Texas Census ROSS, Sarah 60 FW Keeping House SC William 21 MW Stockherder AL Children of JAMES ROSS and MARGARET YOST are: 2. i. REUBEN DAVIS3 ROSS, b. September 26, 1824, Lauderdale County, Alabama; d. December 29, 1908, Erath County, Texas. ii. DANIEL ROSS, b. Unknown. Notes for DANIEL ROSS: Died in Alabama iii. MARY ROSS, b. Unknown; m. LITTLETON ROSS, Unknown. iv. RACHEL ROSS, b. Unknown; m. JOHN WALKER, Unknown. v. JOHN ROSS, b. Unknown. Notes for JOHN ROSS: Died on a visit to Texas vi. JACOB ROSS, b. Unknown. Children of JAMES ROSS and SARAH BURNS are: vii. ZILPHA3 ROSS, b. December 20, 1842, Tennessee; d. July 04, 1932, Eastland County, Texas; m. PLEAS CROSSLEY, Unknown. Notes for ZILPHA ROSS: Buried in Eastland Cemetery viii. WILLIAM ROSS, b. Abt. 1849, Alabama. ix. ALLIE DAVIS ROSS, b. February 23, 1853; d. August 07, 1891, De Leon, Commanche County, Texas; m. FRANK M. BROWNE, Unknown. Notes for ALLIE DAVIS ROSS: Buried in the Old section of Oakwood Cemetery 3. x. ROBERT MAC ROSS, b. 1858, Alabama; d. January 02, 1890, Desdemona, Eastland County, Texas. xi. ELIZABETH ROSS, b. Unknown; m. JESSE DAVIS, Unknown. xii. FRANCIS M. ROSS, b. Unknown. xiii. GEORGE ROSS, b. Unknown. xiv. JANE ROSS, b. Unknown. Notes for JANE ROSS: Died young xv. MAETHA ROSS, b. Unknown. xvi. MARTIN V. ROSS, b. Unknown. xvii. SAMUAL ROSS, b. Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. REUBEN DAVIS3 ROSS (JAMES2, JOHN1) was born September 26, 1824 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, and died December 29, 1908 in Erath County, Texas. He married (1) MARTHA ANN THOMPSON 1849 in Alabama, daughter of GEORGE THOMPSON and MARY. He married (2) NANCY ANNAH HOWELL May 25, 1876 in Erath County, Texas, daughter of SPARKS HOWELL. Notes for REUBEN DAVIS ROSS: He grew up in Franklin County Alabama on a farm. Rev. Reuben Ross lived along Armstrong Creek between about 1865 and 1908 when he died. Notes for NANCY ANNAH HOWELL: Texas Death Certificate #27514 Children of REUBEN ROSS and MARTHA THOMPSON are: i. GEORGE R.4 ROSS, b. February 11, 1850; d. March 07, 1930, Erath County, Texas. Notes for GEORGE R. ROSS: Texas Death Certificate #12365 ii. JAMES R. ROSS, b. Unknown. iii. REUBEN B. ROSS, b. Unknown; m. WILLIE T. COLVIN, February 10, 1880, Comanche County, Texas. Marriage Notes for REUBEN ROSS and WILLIE COLVIN: Comanche County Texas marriage records Vol. B page 171 iv. JACOB ROSS, b. Unknown. 4. v. JOHN THOMPSON ROSS, b. October 07, 1862, Arkansas; d. March 05, 1914. 5. vi. SAMUAL C. ROSS, b. January 14, 1865; d. January 26, 1896, Erath County, Texas. vii. RACHEL POTIA ROSS, b. 1868; m. ED RIPATO, Unknown. Children of REUBEN ROSS and NANCY HOWELL are: viii. INFANT4 ROSS, b. June 20, 1877; d. June 24, 1877. ix. GRAVES L. ROSS, b. 1878; d. February 21, 1948, Erath County, Texas. Notes for GRAVES L. ROSS: Texas Death Certificate #6995 x. INFANT ROSS, b. January 06, 1884; d. January 06, 1884. xi. VIRGINIA ROSS, b. January 09, 1886; d. February 18, 1963. xii. BERTHA ROSS, b. May 25, 1888; d. April 23, 1980. xiii. MILTON H. ROSS, b. Unknown. xiv. MORGAN DAVIS ROSS, b. January 15, 1882; d. June 03, 1955, Comanche County, Texas; m. CORA E., Unknown. Notes for MORGAN DAVIS ROSS: Texas Death Certificate #27405 3. ROBERT3 MAC ROSS (JAMES2 ROSS, JOHN1) was born 1858 in Alabama, and died January 02, 1890 in Desdemona, Eastland County, Texas. He married (1) NANCY J. WILLIAMS December 24, 1879 in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. He married (2) BERTHENIA IDA JANE LEE December 01, 1887 in Comanche County, Texas, daughter of COLUMBUS LEE and PERMELIA YANDELL. Notes for ROBERT MAC ROSS: Mr. Leslie Floyd, clerk of the Fairplay Church,Hot Springs County, Arkansas, located the old records. The minutes show as follows; "Bro. R.M. Ross was ordained at Fairplay Church, to preach the Gospel, on the Third Lord's day in February 1885. The Presbytery was composed of Eld. D.K. McKay, Eld. R.M. Thrasher, and Eld. Taylor." He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in De Leon, Texas August 1887 to May 1888. Hot Springs County, Arkansas land records ROSS ROBERT 26 6S 16W 0 1859/06/01 ROSS ROBERT 26 6S 16W 120 1859/06/01 Notes for BERTHENIA IDA JANE LEE: Was living with daughters Vestie and Lucy when she died Marriage Notes for ROBERT MAC ROSS and BERTHENIA LEE: Married By J.M. Burrow, Minister Children of ROBERT MAC ROSS and NANCY WILLIAMS are: 6. i. IRA4 ROSS, b. Unknown. ii. IDA ROSS, b. Unknown. Children of ROBERT MAC ROSS and BERTHENIA LEE are: 7. iii. WILLIE FRANKLIN4 ROSS, b. September 27, 1888, Dublin, Erath County, Texas; d. September 09, 1960, Mojave, Kern County, California. iv. ROBERT LEE ROSS, b. January 16, 1890, Eastland County, Texas; d. January 22, 1914, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.