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Adam Ross

Male 1838 - 1915  (77 years)

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  • Name Adam Ross
    Birth 11 Mar 1838  Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 13 Sep 1915  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6064  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2018

    Family Elizabeth Ault Ross,   b. 28 Oct 1842, Gillespieville, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1923, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 13 Sep 1866  Gillespieville, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elizabeth's obituary says they were married 13 Sep 1866
    Children 
    +1. Ella May Ross Porter,   b. 7 May 1870, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1930 (Age 59 years)
     2. Alice Ross Hopkins,   b. 1874, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     3. Pearl Ross,   b. 1876   d. 1900 (Age 24 years)
    Family ID F7009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2019

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  • Documents
    Obituary- Ross, Adam
    Obituary- Ross, Adam
    Adam Ross Passes Away
    Adam Ross passed away last Monday afternoon after being bedfast for about four weeks. Mr. Ross had not been in the best of health for about a year. Mr. Ross was a veteran of the civil war being a member of Company D. 149th Ohio Inf. He was born in Ross county Ohio, March 11th, 1838, being 77 years, 6 months and 2 days old at the time of his death. He moved from his old home in Ohio in 1885, coming to Wamego, Kansas, where he lived until 1890 when he moved to Rossville where he had resided since. On September 16th, 1866 he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ault. To this union were born five children, three boys and two girls. The three boys preceded him to the great beyond. He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Dell Porter and Miss Alice Ross and three grandchildren. The funeral services were held from the M. E. church conducted by Rev. Ward, and interment made in the Rossville cemetery. Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Fred Simms and two daughters, of Dennison, Lee Ross and Mrs. Celina Ross and daughter Mrs. Cutright of Wamego, Jess Ross and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Porter of Holton, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Ross of Belvue.