Husband: James Samuel Ross
Also known as: Samuel Ross 1,2,3
Born: Jan-11-1886 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,6,2,7,8
Died: Mar-19-1983 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,10,7
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 11,12,4,13 (see note 1)
Resided: 1944 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Resided: 1916 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 15
Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: George Adam Ross (1859 - 1951)
Mother: Emma Elizabeth Putnam (1864 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Cansada "Ada" Skinner 16,17
Also known as: Ada Skinner 18,19
Married: Mar-22-1919 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20
Born: Sep- 9-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,7,13
Died: Nov-28-1973 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,7
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 21,23,13
Resided: 1919 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 19
Father: Walter M. Skinner (1848 - 1929)
Mother: Mary Catherine Williams (1849 - 1928)
Other spouse 1
M Child 1: Earl Ross Born: Aug-16-1920 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 4,24 Died: Jun-19-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 25 Buried: in Grafton National Cemetery, Taylor Co, WV 4,26 Resided: at Wolf Pen Run, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,27,28 Resided: 1943 in Cabell Co, WV 29 Military: Jul-17-1942 - Nov-29-1945 Pfc, U.S. Army, World War II (Europe) 26,4 Wife: Louise Preston Jones b. Apr- 7-1927 d. Jul-26-2008 Married: Jul- 8-1943 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 29
Sources: (1) Birth record of daughter. (2) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 76. (3) Obituary of brother. (4) Obituary. (5) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as S. J. Ross, born Jan 11 1886, son of G. A. & E. Ross. This is the only instance found for James Samuel Ross' names to be reversed, although an entry in the History of Doddridge County, p. 76, identified him first as James Samuel, then later as Sam. That same entry incorrectly identified his grandparents as his parents. He was also identified as "Sam Ross" in his father's obituary. BR Bk 1, p. 148. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 158. (7) Grave marker. (8) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Samuel Ross, b. Jan 11 1886, son of George Adam Ross & Emma (NMN) Putnam, resident of New Milton, occupation well tender & farming, d. Mar 19 1983 at Clarksburg, buried at Masonic Cemetery in West Union. Informant: Earl Ross, New Milton. DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 793. (10) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 793. (12) Grave marker, James Samuel Ross is buried side-by-side with his second wife, Cansada Skinner Ross. (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (14) Obituary of stepmother. (15) Obituary of wife. (16) Obituary of husband. (17) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 114. (18) Marriage record of son. (19) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (20) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as James S. Ross, 33, b. Doddridge Co, res. Blandville WV; and Mrs. Ada Ross, 36, b. Doddridge Co, res. Wilsonburg WV. Married Mar 22 1919 in Parkersburg. MR p. 205. (21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 145. (22) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Cansada (NMI) Ross, married, b. Sep 9 1879, dau of Walter Skinner & Catherine Williams, d. Nov 28 1973 at New Milton, burial at Masonic Cem in West Union. Informant: Walter F. Ross, Huntington, WV. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 114, reports birth date as Sep 13 1877. But death record and grave marker both indicate Sep 9 1879.), DR Bk 6, p. 145. (23) Grave marker, Cansada Skinner Ross is buried side-by-side with her second husband, James Samuel Ross. (24) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (26) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (27) Obituary of father. (28) Obituary of half-brother. (29) Cabell County Marriage Records, Huntington, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Name reads: J. Samuel Ross.