William Orville Ross

Male 1867 - 1930  (62 years)


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  • Name William Orville Ross  [1, 2, 3
    Born 15 Apr 1867  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Maternal DNA Haplogroup L1b1a7: West Africa  [4
    Paternal DNA Haplogroup R1b1b2a1a1: Northern Europe  [5
    Race Black  [2
    Race Colored  [3
    Reference Number 1584 
    Residence 1910  Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 42; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1920  Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 4 Mar 1930  Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Age: 57
    Buried Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1584  Families

    Father Byron Ross,   b. Abt 1839, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1922, Knox, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emmazilla "Emma" Walden,   b. 1842, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Jan 1866  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Histories
    Ross Family Album
    Ross Family Album
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Mamye Roberts,   b. Jul 1874, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 31 May 1891  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edna Lucy Ross,   b. 25 Apr 1892,   d. Mar 1975, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     2. Paul Ross,   b. 1901, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  [natural]
     3. William Orville Ross,   b. Abt 1893, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Woodie Ross,   b. Abt 1895, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Marie Ross,   b. Abt 1896, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Emma Ross,   b. Abt 1900, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     7. Audrie Byron Ross,   b. 30 Mar 1903, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1973, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gertrude Elizabeth Shepard,   b. 7 Jun 1882, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1920, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1919  Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Apr 1867 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 May 1891 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 42; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Nov 1919 - Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Mar 1930 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Ross, William
    Ross, William
    Birth: 1867
    Death: 1930

    Inscription:
    Father

    Death Records
    Ross, William
    Ross, William
    Death Certificate

    DNA Project
    <b>R-M405</b> ● Paternal DNA Haplogroup of Louis Ross
    R-M405 ● Paternal DNA Haplogroup of Louis Ross
    You are are an inferred DNA test match cousin if you have not taken this test. This test shows the relationship with other testers who share this Paternal DNA Haplogroup. The Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M405 is the inferred male DNA of Byron Ross, his male descendants and his male ancestors.

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2010;;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana;Roll: T625_467; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 176; Image: .
      Record for Gertrude Ross


    2. [S157] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T624_384; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374397.
      Record for William M Ross

    3. [S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Biron Ross

    4. [S255] 23andMe DNA, Chris Goins.
      Maternal DNA test results
      Haplogroup: L1b1a7
      Ethnic Origin: West Africa

    5. [S255] 23andMe DNA, Louis K. Ross.
      Paternal DNA test results
      Haplogroup: R1b1b2a1a1
      Ethnic Origin: Northern Europe

    6. [S2] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Title: , , ; Book: ; Page: .
      Record for Amesilla Walden