Husband: Howard Everett M. Ross 1
Born: Aug-26-1901 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4,5
Died: Jan- 8-1989 in Louisville, Stark Co, OH 6,4,5
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8
Resided: 1983 in Wooster, Wayne Co, OH 9
Resided: 1979 in East Canton, Stark Co, OH 10
Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1922 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Occupation: timberman 1
Occupation: 1940 laborer (road construction) 12
Father: Edward Stonewall Ross (1870 - 1946)
Mother: Olive Belle Husk (1875 - 1956)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Octavia Blanch Putman
Married: Mar- 8-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,15,4
Born: Apr- 7-1905 in Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-19-1977 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,15,4,5
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,8,7
Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Henry Putman (1875 - 1948)
Mother: Cora Clara Skinner (1885 - 1943)
Notes
M Child 1: Robert Bruce Ross 16 17 Also known as: Bruce Ross 1,16,18,10 Born: Jan-22-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Oct-10-1983 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,16,20 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farm laborer 1 Military: Pfc, U.S. Army, Korean War 1 Wife: Helen Ann Swiger Married: Dec-14-1978 15
F Child 2: Margaret Virginia Ross 4 Born: Sep-12-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,21,22 Died: Aug-22-2013 8 Buried: in Greenville Memorial Gardens, Piedmont, Greenville Co, SC 23 Resided: 1965 83, 2005 13 in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC Resided: 1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Edward Kelley b. ca 1926 Married: Apr-23-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Husband: James F. Bryant b. Jul-20-1934 d. Apr-10-2017
F Child 3: Sarah Lou Ross 17 Born: Jun- -1931 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 1,24 (see note 2) Died: May-26-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,24 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8,1,24 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Nathan "Junior" Leggett b. Aug-24-1926 d. Sep-22-1993 Married: Sep- -1954 14,15,17
F Child 4: Bertha Rosalee Ross 4 Also known as: Rose Ross 10 Born: Jan-19-1933 25 Died: Jan-22-2008 25 Resided: in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC 26,10 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Maxwell Dodgens
M Child 5: Franklin Thomas Ross 17 Also known as: Frank Ross 20,1 Born: Mar- 8-1935 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 27,1 Died: Jun-11-2013 in Bowling Green, Wood Co, OH 28 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood Co, OH 23 Resided: in Cygnet, Wood Co, OH 1,10,18,17 Resided: 1977 in Bowling Green, Wood Co, OH 20 Resided: 1965 in Lyons, Fulton Co, OH 16 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Helen Louise Greathouse b. Jan-22-1935 d. Nov-13-2002 Married: Mar-14-1953 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Divorced: 1954 29,30 Wife: Helen L. Piddock b. Feb-22-1922 d. Jan-13-2003 Married: Mar-26-1967 14
M Child 6: Living 17 Wife: Living Wife: Helen Louise Starkey b. Oct-19-1934 d. Apr- 9-1997 Wife: Living
F Child 7: Mary K. Ross 4 Born: Mar- 7-1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5,12 Died: Nov- 1-2017 1 Buried: in Union Cemetery, East Canton, Stark Co, OH 23 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 1,10 Resided: 1965, 83, 89, 2005 in East Canton, Stark Co, OH 16,10,18 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: The Timken Company (24 yrs, retired 1992) 1 Husband: Willie Junior Bee b. Dec-26-1923 d. Mar-18-1984 Also known as: William J. Bee 31
M Child 8: Charles Poole "Chuck" Ross 17 Born: Aug- 2-1941 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5 Died: Jun-13-2013 1,5 Buried: in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Louisville, Stark Co, OH 23 Cause of death: cancer 1 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 1,20,10,18,17 Resided: 1965 in East Canton, Stark Co, OH 16 Occupation: Salvation Army (22 yrs) 1 Wife: Sue Lavetta ___ b. Oct- 5-1942 d. Oct-26-1985 Married: ca 1966 15
M Child 9: Edwin Darrell "Doc" Ross 17 Also known as: Darrell Ross 20,18,10,17 Born: Aug- 9-1943 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 1,25,32 Died: Jul- 9-2005 in Louisville, Stark Co, OH 33 Buried: (ashes) in Union Cemetery, East Canton, Stark Co, OH 1,32 Resided: since 2001 in Louisville, Stark Co, OH 1 Resided: 1966-2001 in East Canton, Stark Co, OH 1,20,18,17 Occupation: Ergon Trucking Co (formerly Quaker State) - 35 yrs 1 Military: 1965 U.S. Army - Fort Knox KY 16 Wife: Living
F Child 10: Living 17 Husband: Living
F Child 11: Living 4 Husband: Living Husband: Living
M Child 12: Living 17 Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birthplace given as in birth record as Blandville, while obituary states Red Lick, Doddridge County. Like Blandville, Red Lick is in the New Milton region of Doddridge County. BR Bk 3, p. 178. (3) Obituary, Location specified as Red Lick, Doddridge County. (4) 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. 494. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Obituary - Nursing home. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) Headstone. (9) Obituary of son. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Death record of wife. (12) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Obituary of wife. (15) Obituary of husband. (16) Obituary of sister. (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. 495. (18) Obituary of father. (19) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (20) Obituary of mother. (21) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (23) Findagrave.com. (24) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (25) Social Security Death Index. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 16, p. 470. (28) Obituary - Hospice. (29) West Union Herald, 4/15/1954. (30) Record of wife's remarriage. (31) City Directory, 1952. (32) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (33) Obituary - At home. Event Notes Note (1) Susie Davis Nicholson states birthplace as Long Run in Harrison Co, with name spelled Puttman, while obituary says Long Run in Doddridge Co, with name spelled Putman. Note (2) Obituary states birth date as Jun 23 1931, but death record gives it as Jun 21 1931.