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             Husband: Benjamin F. Ross    
                Born: Apr-15-1818           1
                Died: Aug-18-1890           1
              Buried:                      in Victory Baptist Church Cemetery, Wiseman Run, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Jane ___   3  
                Born: Apr-12-1818           1,4
                Died: Aug-20-1910           1
              Buried:                      in Victory Baptist Church Cemetery, Wiseman Run, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: James A. Ross      
                Born: ca 1846               5
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
           F Child 2: Elizabeth Ross      
                Born: ca 1848               5
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
           F Child 3: Rebecca J. Ross      
                Born: ca 1849              in Gilmer Co, (W)VA  5,6 (see note 1)
              Census: 1880                 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1877                 in Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Husband: Lucas C. Davis  b. Nov-10-1851  
             Married: Mar-25-1877          in Doddridge Co, WV  6
           M Child 4: William F. Ross      
                Born: Jan-  -1854          in Gilmer Co, (W)VA  4,6,5
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1880                 in Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  4
                Wife: Mary F. Frum  b. Jan-  -1865  
             Married: Jun-27-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  6
           M Child 5: Richard B. Ross      
                Born: Sep-  -1858          in Gilmer Co, (W)VA  6,4
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1880                 in Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1870                 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV  
                Wife: Margaret Elizabeth Frum  b. Feb-17-1859  d. Oct-15-1938  
         Census name: Maggie E. 4
             Married: Feb-19-1880          in Doddridge Co, WV  7

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(3) Marriage record of daughter. 
(4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(5) 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV. 
(6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Richard B. Ross, 21, farmer, b. Gilmer Co, res. 
Doddridge Co, son of Benjamin & Jane Ross; and Margaret E. Frum, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of A. J. & Effa 
Frum.  Married Feb 19 1880 in Doddridge County, officiated by R. A. Moffett. 
NOTE:  Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Jan 1 1880. MR p. 240, Line 8 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791983&Type=Marriage. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1855, but age 21 in 1870
Census puts it at about 1849.







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