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About William Riley Ross
Biography
William Riley Ross was born on April 17, 1835 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. His parents were William Ashburn Ross and Mahala Mary (Cunningham) Ross.
William married Emeline (Howton) Ross on March 19, 1854 in Dalton, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States. Together they had the following children:
James William "Willie" Ross; Eliza America (Ross) Litton; George Washington Ross; Henry Burnett "Hiram" Ross; Sarah E. "Sally" Ross; Emma Fern (Ross) Hieronymus.
He died on January 17, 1902 in Bandra, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
From the 1850 federal census, William R. Ross lived at Hopkins County, Kentucky, with his father, mother, and siblings at Hopkins County, Kentucky. The family at the time consisted of:
- Head William A Ross 36
- Wife Mahala Ross 34
- Son William R Ross 15
- Daughter Elizabeth Ross 14
- Daughter Rebecca Ross 13
- Son Abijah Ross 11
- Son John Ross 10
- Daughter Charlotte Ross 8
- Son Ashburn Ross 6
- Daughter Eliza Ross 4
- Daughter Susan Ross 2
Sources
- 1850: United States Federal Census, District 1, Hopkins, Kentucky (in father's household)
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2017, 7:37:45 UTC
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX47-BDJ 1870 census
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ1-2SH 1880 census
William Riley Ross's Timeline
1835 |
April 17, 1835
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Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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1855 |
February 1855
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of, Wallers, Union County, Kentucky, United States
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1856 |
April 1856
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Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
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1859 |
February 1859
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Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States
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1861 |
September 2, 1861
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Kentucky, United States
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1863 |
1863
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Union County, Kentucky, United States
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1871 |
1871
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Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky, United States
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1902 |
January 17, 1902
Age 66
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Bandra, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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