Joseph Ross

Male - 1875


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Ross (son of Byron Ross and Emmazilla "Emma" Walden); died 25 Jul 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: Haplogroup L1b1a7: West Africa
    • Paternal DNA: Haplogroup R1b1b2a1a1: Northern Europe
    • Reference Number: 5982


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Byron RossByron Ross was born Abt 1839, Georgia, USA; died 24 Oct 1922, Knox, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Paternal DNA: Haplogroup R1b1b2a1a1: Northern Europe
    • Reference Number: 1566
    • Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Son of white plantation owner and slave. The female slave was most likely Native American, based upon DNA testing results.
    He was told to hide the horses from Union Army by his father (master), where he kept one and escaped slavery and immigrated to Indiana, and changed his name to Ross.

    Byron married Emmazilla "Emma" Walden 25 Jan 1866, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Emmazilla (daughter of Winney Walden) was born 1842, Indiana, USA; died 1925. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Emmazilla "Emma" WaldenEmmazilla "Emma" Walden was born 1842, Indiana, USA (daughter of Winney Walden); died 1925.

    Other Events:

    • Maternal DNA: Haplogroup L1b1a7: West Africa
    • Race: Colored
    • Reference Number: 1565
    • Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 5
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 14
    • Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA

    Children:
    1. Albert Ross was born Sep 1859, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 2 Jan 1862, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Sarah Ross was born 1866, Indiana, USA.
    3. William Orville Ross was born 15 Apr 1867, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 4 Mar 1930, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    4. Frank Ross was born 3 Dec 1871, Indiana, USA; died 9 Jun 1942, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 9 Jun 1942, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    5. Fred Ross was born 8 Jul 1875, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 28 Aug 1939, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 30 Aug 1939, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    6. Adaline Ross was born Abt 1878, Indiana, USA; died 6 May 1898, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 9 May 1898, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    7. Anna Verona Ross was born 27 Jul 1880, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died May 1940; was buried 1940, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    8. Harry Ross was born 14 Oct 1886, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 May 1969, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 29 May 1969, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    9. 1. Joseph Ross died 25 Jul 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Winney Walden was born Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Eaton Walden and Nanny Evans); died 11 Jan 1896, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Jan 1896, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Mulatto
    • Reference Number: 1856
    • Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 42
    • Residence: 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 54

    Children:
    1. William Walden was born Apr 1829, North Carolina, USA; died 1916, Jasper, Illinois, USA.
    2. Delilah Walden was born Abt 1825, North Carolina, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Emmazilla "Emma" Walden was born 1842, Indiana, USA; died 1925.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Eaton Walden was born 1767, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (son of John Chavis Walden, Jr and Rebecca Ruth Chavers); died 1850, Owen, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Reference Number: 1857
    • Residence: 1790, Warren, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1800, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA; Age: 83

    Eaton married Nanny Evans 20 Dec 1788, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Nanny (daughter of Charles Evans and Susanna Beaumont) was born 1772, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA; died 1842, Washington, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Nanny Evans was born 1772, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA (daughter of Charles Evans and Susanna Beaumont); died 1842, Washington, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1858
    • Residence: 1800, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Randolph, North Carolina, USA

    Children:
    1. 7. Winney Walden was born Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA; died 11 Jan 1896, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Jan 1896, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
    2. Richard Walden was born 1790, Virginia, USA; died 7 Apr 1842, Owen, Indiana, USA; was buried , Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA.
    3. Morgan Walden was born 1798, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Nancy Walden was born 1801, North Carolina, USA; died 1850.
    5. Wiley Walden was born 1810, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Jun 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried 17 Jun 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. John Walden was born 1816, North Carolina, USA.
    7. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Walden was born Abt 1803, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
    8. Jesse Walden was born 1795, Virginia, USA.