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James Samuel ROSS

James Samuel ROSS

Male 1886 - 1983  (97 years)

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  • Name James Samuel ROSS 
    Born 11 Jan 1886  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1916  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1944  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 19 Mar 1983  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9, 10] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 12, 13] 
    • Name reads: J. Samuel Ross.
    Person ID I1011  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2021 

    Father George Adam ROSS,   b. 29 Mar 1859, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1951, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Emma Elizabeth PUTNAM,   b. 1 Mar 1864, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Lucretia HUSK,   b. 21 Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1916, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1908  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Notes 
    • Some researchers have identified George A. Ross (1859-1951), buried at Blandville, Doddridge Co, as the husband of Margaret Lucretia Husk. This is incorrect, as evidenced by her obituary, by courthouse records, by information in "The History of Doddridge County," p. 76, by her headstone identifying her as the wife of J. S. Ross, and by the obituary of James Samuel Ross, son of the George A. Ross in question. Margaret Lucretia Husk's husband was actually this James Samuel Ross. Following Margaret's death, James Samuel Ross married Cansada Skinner, who was previously married to George Riley Ross, who was born ca 1865 in Bath Co, VA and whose relationship to this Ross family is unknown. Doddridge County marriage records also show that the George A. Ross in question, who also was born in Bath Co, VA, married at least twice: First to Emma Elizabeth Putnam (or Putman) in 1881, then to Brida Sutton in 1897, and then to Sarah Melissa Greathouse in 1920.
    Children 
    +1. Gladys Lucille ROSS,   b. 25 Jun 1909, Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 2009, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years)
    +2. James Paul ROSS,   b. 28 Dec 1910, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1977, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Documents
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    Family ID F326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cansada "Ada" SKINNER,   b. 9 Sep 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1973, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [16, 17] 
    Married 22 Mar 1919  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Children 
    +1. Earl ROSS,   b. 16 Aug 1920, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 2001, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Documents
    1011_JamesSRoss_CansadaSkinnerRoss_MarriageRecord_22Mar1919.jpg    		1011_JamesSRoss_CansadaSkinnerRoss_MarriageRecord_22Mar1919.jpg
    Family ID F7667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 148.
      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.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 158.

    4. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 76.

    5. [S1663] Grave marker.

    6. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    8. [S1608] Obituary of stepmother.

    9. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 793.
      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.

    10. [S1681] Obituary - United Hospital Center.

    11. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 793.

    12. [S1663] Grave marker.
      James Samuel Ross is buried side-by-side with his second wife, Cansada Skinner Ross.

    13. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    14. [S12] Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 158.
      Groom identified as James S. Ross, age 22, b. Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Margaret L. Husk, age 22, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Sep 20 1908 near Blandville.

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

    16. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    17. [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. 114.

    18. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 205.
      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.