Husband: Edward Stonewall Ross
Census name: Stonewall E. Ross 1
Born: Aug-19-1870 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Died: Mar-18-1946 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2
Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James Ross (1819 - 1894)
Mother: Sarah Ann Linkswiler (1835 - 1907)
Wife: Olive Belle Husk 7 Married: Dec-2-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9
Born: Jan- 6-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Died: May-25-1956 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Joseph Wade Husk (1852 - 1911) Mother: Nancy Jane Ross (1852 - 1890) Notes
M Child 1: Franklin Edwin Ross 14 Also known as: Frank Edwin Ross 15 Born: Oct-12-1899 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,16,17 Died: Nov- 2-1979 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,18,17,14 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 19,18 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 road construction worker 20 Wife: Hazel Martha Cumpston b. Dec-19-1899 d. Jun-16-1990 Married: May-23-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,22,9,14
M Child 2: Howard Everett M. Ross 4 Born: Aug-26-1901 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 23,24,25,11 Died: Jan- 8-1989 in Louisville, Stark Co, OH 26,25,11 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 27,13 Resided: 1983 in Wooster, Wayne Co, OH 7 Resided: 1979 in East Canton, Stark Co, OH 28 Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1922 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 29 Occupation: timberman 4 Occupation: 1940 laborer (road construction) 20 Wife: Laura G. (Lilla) Cumpston b. Aug-27-1904 d. Jun- 6-1922 Census name: Laura J. Cumpston Married: May- 8-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 30 Wife: Octavia Blanch Putman b. Apr- 7-1905 d. Jan-19-1977 Married: Mar- 8-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,14,9,25
M Child 3: (Male) Ross Born: Feb-19-1904 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 31
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 146-B. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Edward Stonewall Ross, married, b. Aug 19 1870 in Blandville, son of James Ross & Sarah Linkswaller [sic], d. Mar 18 1946 at Blandville, buried at Blandville. Informant: "Mrs. Edward Ross, Blandville." Name given in obituary and death record of son Frank as Edwin Stonewall Ross, but Edward is found in all other sources, including his own obituary, death record and headstone. DR Bk 5, p. 146-B. (4) Obituary. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Headstone, Name appears as Edward S. Ross. (7) Obituary of son. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as "E. S. Ross.", MR Bk 5, p. 382. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 73. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Entry incorrectly identifies mother as Eliza Ross. (13) Headstone. (14) Obituary of wife. (15) Marriage record of son. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Child is listed as a female, with a penciled question mark. Last name "Ross" is typed, while "Frank E." was later written in ink. BR Bk 3, p. 175. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 146. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 417. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (23) 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. (24) Obituary, Location specified as Red Lick, Doddridge County. (25) 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. (26) Obituary - Nursing home. (27) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (28) Obituary of brother. (29) Death record of wife. (30) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Howard Ross, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Laura Cumpston, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married May 8 1921. Bride's stated age is incorrect, as her birth record reflects a birth date of Aug 27 1904. (31) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Child is identified only by the last name Ross, son of S. Ross and ___ Husk. It is noted that Edward Stonewall Ross commonly went by his middle name. There was no indication in the birth record as to whether the child was born alive or stillborn. No further record of this child has been found. BR Bk 3, p. 180.