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Joseph William ROSS

Joseph William ROSS

Male 1867 - 1944  (76 years)


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  • Name Joseph William ROSS
    Birth 4 Sep 1867  [1] 
    • Marriage record gives birthplace as Harrison Co, but death record has it as Doddridge Co. He had siblings born in both locations.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    pumper for South Penn Oil Co. 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation South Penn Oil Co.  [4] 
    Death 22 Feb 1944  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I20802  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2017

    Father James ROSS,   b. 25 Jun 1819, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1894 (Age 74 years)
    Mother Sarah Ann LINKSWILER,   b. 28 Apr 1835, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Ella Mae CHILDERS,   b. 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1936, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [6]
    Marriage 24 Mar 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
      Joseph Ross, 32, b. Sep 1867, married 7 yrs; wife Ella, 33, b. Oct 1866, mother of 5 children (all still living); dau Glocia, 10, b. Jun 1889; son Charley, 6, b. Apr 1894; dau Pearl, 3, b. Oct 1896; dau Jessie M, 2, b. Dec 1897; son Clyde, 1, b. Feb 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910 at Middle Fork of Hughes River:
      Joseph W. Ross, 43, pumper in oil field, married 22 yrs; wife Ella, 44, married 22 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Glocia, 20, single; son Charles, 15; dau Pearl, 13; dau Jessie, 12; son Clyde, 11; son Clifford, 8; son Claud, 6; dau Opal, 3 (?).

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jan 25 1920:
      Joseph W. Ross, 53, pumper for South Penn Oil Co.; wife Ella, 50; dau Pearl, 23; dau Jessie, 22; son Clyde, 20; son Clifford, 18; son Claude, 16; dau Opal, 13.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District):
      Joseph W. Ross, 62; wife Ella, 62; son Clifford, 28, single; dau Pearl, 32, single.
    Children 
    +1. Glocia Maud ROSS,   b. Jun 1889   d. 15 Mar 1943, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years)
    >2. James Charles ROSS,   b. 26 Apr 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1986 (Age 91 years)
     3. Pearl ROSS,   b. 21 Oct 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1979, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +4. Jessie Myrtle ROSS,   b. Dec 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Clyde ROSS,   b. 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1955 (Age 56 years)
    +6. Clifford ROSS,   b. 20 Jul 1901, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1972 (Age 70 years)
    +7. Claude E. ROSS,   b. 26 Jul 1903, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1973 (Age 70 years)
    +8. Opal Jean ROSS,   b. 6 Oct 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1984 (Age 78 years)
    Documents
    20802_JosephWRoss_EllaChilders_MarriageRecord_24Mar1893.jpg    		20802_JosephWRoss_EllaChilders_MarriageRecord_24Mar1893.jpg
    Family ID F11416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    20802_ROSS_JosephWilliam_1867-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg    		20802_ROSS_JosephWilliam_1867-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146.

    2. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    3. [S2091] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    4. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146.
      Identified as Joseph William Ross, widower, b. Sep 4 1867 in Doddridge Co, son of James Ross & Sarah Linkwiller [sic], d. Feb 22 1944 at Smithburg, buried at Childers Cemetery in New Milton. Informant: Pearl Ross, Smithburg.

    6. [S1570] Obituary of son.

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