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George Adam ROSS

George Adam ROSS

Male 1859 - 1951  (91 years)

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  • Name George Adam ROSS 
    Born 29 Mar 1859  Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Alleghany Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 21 Feb 1951  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Death record gives place of death as New Milton, but obituary specifies at the home of a son in Blandville. The two are neighboring communities in Doddridge County. George's middle name was given in his death record as "Adam," but in his obituary as "Adams."
    Buried Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      George Ross, 32, b. May 1869, coal miner, married 4 yrs; wife Bridy, 29, b. Apr 1871, married 4 yrs, mother of one child (still living); son Ray (Roy?), 1, b. Sep 1898; dau Hattie, 17, b. Feb 1883; son Samuel, 14, b. Jan 1886; son Clarence, 11, b. Nov 1888.
      (The entries for George's age and birth date are clearly as indicated, making him appear to be ten years younger than his actual age.)

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District):
      George A. Ross, 60, widowed; son Ray D. Ross, 21, single; grandson Aubry E. Ross, 11; son-in-law Stephen M. Sprouse, 30, widowed; granddau Sarah O. Sprouse, 4y 9m; grandson George M. Sprouse, 2y 2m.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
      George Ross, 71, farmer, age 21 at time of first marriage; wife Malissa, 68, age 58 at first marriage; grandson Aubra, 20, single, farmer.
    Person ID I20797  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2018 

    Father James ROSS,   b. 25 Jun 1819, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1894  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann LINKSWILER,   b. 28 Apr 1835, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F3332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Elizabeth PUTNAM,   b. 1 Mar 1864, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Feb 1881  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Jennie ROSS,   b. 31 Jul 1882,   d. 2 Aug 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Hattie ROSS,   b. Feb 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1919, Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)
    +3. James Samuel ROSS,   b. 11 Jan 1886, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1983, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
    +4. Clarence Edward "Buster" ROSS,   b. 19 Nov 1888, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1962, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Brida D. SUTTON,   b. 11 Apr 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1918, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  [9] 
    Married 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Roy D. ROSS,   b. CA 1898,   d. CA 1928  (Age ~ 30 years)
    Family ID F8484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sarah Melissa GREATHOUSE,   b. 20 Aug 1862, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1944, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1920  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F7668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    20797_ROSS_GeorgeAdam_1859-1951_Obit.jpg    		20797_ROSS_GeorgeAdam_1859-1951_Obit.jpg
    20797_ROSS_GeorgeAdam_1859-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg    		20797_ROSS_GeorgeAdam_1859-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg
    20797_GeorgeAdamRoss_SarahMelissaGreathouse_MarriageRecord_7Mar1920.jpg    		20797_GeorgeAdamRoss_SarahMelissaGreathouse_MarriageRecord_7Mar1920.jpg
    20797_GeorgeAdamRoss_BridaSutton_MarriageRecord_1897.jpg    		20797_GeorgeAdamRoss_BridaSutton_MarriageRecord_1897.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 10.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146-D.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 202.

    5. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146-D.
      Identified as George Adam Ross, widowed, b. Mar 29 1859 in Virginia, son of James Ross & Sarah Linkswaller [sic], d. Feb 21 1951 in New Milton, buried at "Middle Island S.D.B. Cem." Informant identified as Clarence Ross.

    6. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 10.
      Groom identified as George A. Ross, b. Mar 29 1859 in Bath Co, VA, resident of Harrison Co. Bride identified as Emma E. Putnam, b. Mar 1 1864 in Lewis Co, WV, resident of Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Feb 14 1881 "at Mrs. Putnam's near Long Run, W.Va." Informants identified as James N. (or K.) Windon & George A. Ross. There are two Long Runs in or near Doddridge Co, one at Greenwood and the other near Salem.

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    9. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 137.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 5, p. 337.
      There is some doubt as to the validity of this marriage. The record shows that G. A. Ross, age 35, born in Doddridge Co [sic], and Brida Sutton, age 25, born in Doddridge Co, were granted a marriage license on July 27 1897, but the "Minister's Return or Indorsement" was not completed to indicate that the ceremony ever took place. Person providing information for the license was identified as C. A. Sutton. George Ross and wife of 4 years, "Bridy," were in the 1900 Census of Harrison County with their son Ray and George's 3 children from his previous marriage. Doddridge County death records, DR 2-135, show Brida Ross, married, age 47, died of a fractured spine at Blandville on Jul 30 1918 (two years before George's marriage to Sarah Melissa Greathouse). Brida was buried at Middle Island 7th Day Baptist Church Cemetery, where George too was buried. Brida's headstone bears the inscription "Brida - Wife of G. A. Ross - Apr 11 1872 - Jul 30 1918." George's obituary, however, made no mention of a wife other than Emma Elizabeth Putnam, although the obituary of Sarah Melissa Greathouse Ross named George as a surviving husband and named his two sons by Emma Putnam as surviving stepchildren.

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 381.
      Identified as G. A. Ross, age 60, b. Bath Co, VA; and Sarah Melissa Greathouse, age 60, b. Doddridge Co. Married Mar 7 1920 in Blandville by H. L. Gaston, a minister of M. E. Church.