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Lant L. ROSS

Lant L. ROSS

Male 1866 - 1930  (64 years)

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  • Name Lant L. ROSS 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 19 Apr 1866  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation oil field worker  [1
    Residence 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1900  [2
    farmer 
    Died 23 Jul 1930  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I111583  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2017 

    Father William Franklin ROSS,   b. Jan 1845,   d. 25 Aug 1916, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann Ellen MOYERS,   b. Dec 1845, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elva DAVIS,   b. 19 Aug 1871, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1926, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      Lanty L. Ross, 34, b. Apr 1866, farmer, married 4 yrs; wife Elva, 26, b. Aug 1873, married 4 yrs, mother of 2 children (1 still living); son Orville, 2, b. Dec 1897.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Apr 22 1910:
      Lant L. Ross, 44, laborer for oil compnay, married 15 yrs; wife Elva, 37, married 15 yrs, mother of 6 children (4 still living); son Orval, 12; dau Opal, 6; dau Cleo, 3; son Edda, 12 months; servant Daisy Feather, 21, b. Pa. (both parents b. WVa), single.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jan 12 1920 at Raccoon Run:
      Lant L. Ross, 53, oil field worker; wife Elva, 47; son Orville, 22, single, oil field worker; dau Opal, 16; dau Cleo, 13; son Edward, 11; son Wilson, 7; boarder John Rhods, b. WVa, single, US Army.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Apr 12 1930 at Raccoon Run:
      Orville Ross, 32, cutter at glass factory; wife Beryl, 26; dau Anna, 4 yr 1 mo; brother Wilson, 17, farm worker; father Lant, 63.
    Children 
     1. Orville E. ROSS,   b. 28 Dec 1897, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1958, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Opal I. ROSS,   b. 27 Aug 1903, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1982, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Cleo Mary ROSS,   b. 25 Jan 1907, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1962, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. Edward D. ROSS,   b. 8 Apr 1909, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1971, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Wilson ROSS,   b. 22 Jan 1913, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 2000  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F47088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Apr 1866 - Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jul 1930 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    111583_ROSS_LantL_1866-1930_DeathCertificate.jpg
    111583_ROSS_LantL_1866-1930_DeathCertificate.jpg

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

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

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.