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 1955 - 2021 (66 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Jeffrey Ricko Ross was born 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of B.L. Ross and L.P. Ward); died 16 Feb 2021, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Feb 2021, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
Jeffrey married L.M.A. Aculf [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 2
| 3. | L.P. WardChildren:
- 1. Jeffrey Ricko Ross was born 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 16 Feb 2021, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Feb 2021, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 4. |  Clyde Stanley Batton, Sr was born 17 Dec 1916, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Harry W. Batton and Nellie M. Derixson); died 12 Sep 1989, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 16 Sep 1989, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 297
- Residence: 1920, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Lost Creek Twp
- Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Occupation: 1947, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Welder, THM & M Corp
- Residence: 1947, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; 1929 Spruce
Notes:
Died:
Age: 72
Clyde married Kathryn Carlee Ross. Kathryn (daughter of Carl Ross and Viola Vanetta Roberts) was born 25 Sep 1921, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 19 Aug 1994, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA; was buried 23 Aug 1994, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Kathryn Carlee Ross was born 25 Sep 1921, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Carl Ross and Viola Vanetta Roberts); died 19 Aug 1994, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA; was buried 23 Aug 1994, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 397
- Residence: 1930, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Notes:
Buried:
Forest Cemetery
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| 6. | Robert Ward was born Aug 1898, Indiana, USA (son of George Ward and Ruth Roberts); died , USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 8378
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; StreetAddress: Spruce Street; 1 Age: 1; CityWard: 8; EnumerationDistrict: 0119; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
Robert married Mary E Rose. Mary (daughter of Anna Rose) was born , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died , USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | Mary E Rose was born , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Anna Rose); died , USA. Other Events:
Children:
- 3. L.P. Ward
- Donald Ward was born 27 Jan 1932, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 12 May 2003.
- F. Ward
- Evangeline Ward was born 24 Dec 1936, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; died 6 Jun 2019.
- Cleora Elizabeth Ward was born 15 Jul 1921, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 20 Jun 1992, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried 27 Jun 1992.
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Generation: 4
| 8. |  Harry W. Batton was born 16 Jul 1888, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Joseph Batton and Rebecca Jane Pettiford); died 19 Feb 1955, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Feb 1955, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 1015
- Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Harry married Nellie M. Derixson. Nellie (daughter of Jobe Derixson and Mary Elizabeth Roberts) was born 12 Nov 1884, Illinois, USA; died 4 May 1978, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 9. |  Nellie M. Derixson was born 12 Nov 1884, Illinois, USA (daughter of Jobe Derixson and Mary Elizabeth Roberts); died 4 May 1978, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- SSN issued: Indiana, USA
- Name: Nellie M Derixson
- Reference Number: 1016
- Social Security Number: 311-72-2194
- Birth: 1885, Illinois, USA
- Birth: 1886, Illinois, USA
- Residence: 1910, Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA
- Residence: 1930, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Children:
- Mabell Irene Batton was born 5 Jun 1913, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 2 Aug 1978, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried 2 Aug 1978, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 4. Clyde Stanley Batton, Sr was born 17 Dec 1916, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 12 Sep 1989, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 16 Sep 1989, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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| 10. | Carl Ross was born 26 Apr 1898, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Frank Ross and Rebecca Jane Green); died 19 Sep 1961, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Paternal DNA: Haplogroup R1b1b2a1a1: Northern Europe
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 395
- Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1930, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
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Died:
Age: 63
Carl married Viola Vanetta Roberts 23 Jun 1921, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Viola (daughter of Raymond Roberts and Myrtle Roberts) was born 25 Mar 1905, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 1 Aug 1940, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Viola Vanetta Roberts was born 25 Mar 1905, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of Raymond Roberts and Myrtle Roberts); died 1 Aug 1940, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 394
- Residence: 1930, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Children:
- 5. Kathryn Carlee Ross was born 25 Sep 1921, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 19 Aug 1994, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA; was buried 23 Aug 1994, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA.
- Ernestine Ross was born 1923, Indiana, USA.
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| 12. | George Ward was born Jun 1865, Kentucky, USA; died 26 Feb 1901, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 11083
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; StreetAddress: Spruce Street; 24 Age: 24; Day Laborer Occupation: Day Laborer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 8; EnumerationDistrict: 0119; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 3; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
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Miss Ida Finkelstein was attacked and injuried on her way home from school by Mr. George Ward. She died as a result of her injuries. From her description Mr. George Ward was arrested and confessed but before Sheriff Daniel Fasig could get him out of town a large crowd pulled him from the jail and killed him.
EQUAL JUSTICE INITITIVE
On February 26, 1901, a white mob lynched George Ward, an African American husband and father of two, near the old Wabash River Wagon Bridge. The day prior, a white woman had been shot and stabbed in the woods near Terre Haute and died later that evening. Fear and anger gripped the community.
Though there were no witnesses to the crime, Mr. Ward was arrested and reports of an alleged confession began to circulate. Less than an hour after he was taken into custody, a white mob formed outside the jail.
Around noon, the mob broke into the jail using a battering ram, seized Mr. Ward, and beat him until he collapsed. The mob then dragged Mr. Ward to the bridge and hanged him from a trestle using a noose made of rope and chain.
Unsatisfied, the mob, “in morbid fury,” cut down and burned Mr. Ward’s body on the west riverbank. At least 1,000 white men, women, and children came to watch the spectacle lynching. Some collected fragments of Mr. Ward’s remains as souvenirs.
Died:
36 Age: 36
George married Ruth Roberts. Ruth (daughter of Charles Roberts and Isabelle Anderson) was born 10 Feb 1877, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Ruth Roberts was born 10 Feb 1877, Indiana, USA (daughter of Charles Roberts and Isabelle Anderson). Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 3902
- Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 7Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; StreetAddress: Spruce Street; 23 Age: 23; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 8; EnumerationDistrict: 0119; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 2; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 2; YearsMarried: 3; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
Children:
- 6. Robert Ward was born Aug 1898, Indiana, USA; died , USA.
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| 15. | Anna Rose was born Abt 1874, Alabama, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Negro
- Reference Number: 8380
- Residence: 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 66; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Children:
- 7. Mary E Rose was born , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died , USA.
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