Hershel Sylvester "Syl" ROSS

1893 - 1969  (75 years)

• Name	Hershel Sylvester "Syl" ROSS
  Census	1900, 10, 20, 30	Washington, Washington Co, PA
  Born	23 Sep 1893	Nineveh, Greene Co, PA   [1, 2]
  	Birth date given in WW II draft registration as Sep 1 1894, but WW I draft registration and SSDI show it as Sep 23 1893.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	fireman  [3, 4, 5]
  Residence	1942	Washington, Washington Co, PA   [5]
  Died	Mar 1969  [2]
  Person ID	I83493	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	James M. ROSS,   b. Apr 1860, Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Oct 1924  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Ella Jane STEWART,   b. Jun 1863, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1946  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Family ID	F35769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Mabel WEST,   b. 3 Apr 1895, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 2 Aug 1988, Washington, Washington Co, PA  (Age 93 years)
  Notes	1920 Census, Washington Co, Pennsylvania (borough of Washington), enumerated on Jan 13 1920: H. Sylvester Ross, 26, b. Pa, fireman at fire department; wife Edna W, 24, b. WVa; son Edward, 2 yr 6 mo, b. Pa. 1930 Census, Washington Co, Pennsylvania (city of Washington): Sylvester Ross, 36, b. Pa, fireman for city; wife Edna, 35, b. WVa; son Edward, 12, b. Pa; son Billie, 6, b. Pa.
  Children	+ 1. Edward Carson "Chub" ROSS,   b. 20 Jun 1917, Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Jan 1989  (Age 71 years) + 2. William S. ROSS,   b. 16 Oct 1923, Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Nov 1990  (Age 67 years) + 3. Peggy Ann ROSS,   b. 14 Oct 1931
  Family ID	F35733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		WW II Draft Registration Car
  		WW I Draft Registration Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database). [S15] Social Security Death Index. [S1734] 1920 Census. [S1898] 1930 Census. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).