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About Rev. George Ross, Jr.
Not a known child of William Griffin Ross, Jr.
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The data that George had a brother, Jesse, Jesse's information, George's children other than Wiseman, Polly's birth year and that George and Jesse were Revolutionary War veterans from Genealogy GenForum. Re: Wiseman in Missouri. Posted by Albert Nason, July 28, 1999, unless noted.George served from Georgia. [DAR]
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HANCOCK Co, GA - NEWSPAPER 1804 Tornado - Ross Family Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: FayePoss@aol.com Faye Table of Contents page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/hancock.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm The old newspaper "Farmer's Gazette" out of Sparta (Hancock Co.) had an article from the issue dated June 30, 1804, which stated:
The wife and family of a Mr. Ross, between the Oconee and Savannah rivers, in Georgia, being buried in the ruins of his house, and screaming for help; one of his slaves who had been blown about and severely bruised by the storm, but providentially preferred by catching hold of a stump and holding on until the violence of the gust subsided, crawled to their assistance, and labored until his power of exertion failed, and he sunk motionless on the pile of ruins and misery.
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George Ross, Rev. War Private, b. ca 1760, d. 1827, m. in Hancock Co., GA, 1785 to Polly Parker, b. 1765, d. 4-4-1801...killed in a tornado with toddler daughter, Nancy Their children: William Wiseman, b. ca 1801 in G?, d. ca 1852 in Tallapoosa, AL?, m. Frances? Frank Nancy, b. 1798, d. 4-4-1801 with her mother in a tornado
- Elizabeth, b. 1792-1799, d. 1877, m. 1812 to David Burson, b. 1787, d. 1829 Elizabeth and David's children:
- Seaborn Crossley, b. 1816, m. 1839 to Mary Ann Mattox
- Amanda, b. 10-25-1824, Walton Co., GA, d. 10-7-1889 in Walton Co., m. 9-5-1841 to Eli Mayfield Almeda, b. 11-1-1828, d. 4-22-1906, m. Francis M. Arnold Isaac Walton, m. Lydia Dudley Richardson George Washington, m. Louisa Meadows Mary Ann, m. William Bridges Alfred, died young David, died young Louisa Elizabeth, m. Robert Adair Researcher: "June Anderson" ______________________________________________________
George is listed in "Georgia's Roster of the Revolution" in the chapter "Certified List of Georgia Troops," [compiled by Capt B. F. Johnson] as being in the Land Lottery in 1827 from Jones Co, GA.
Sources: Title: DAR Patriot Index Publication: Gateway Press, Baltimore. 2003 Repository:
Page: Vol III, p. 2313 Title: June Anderson j_cal_anderson@hotmail.com Publication: Rootsweb.com. Downloaded 13 Nov 2003. Repository:
I found some additional information on George Ross and his wives Mary Parker and Mary Yarborough through the Mercer Baptist University Library. George and Mary Parker Ross joined The Island Creek Baptist Church Jan. 1, 1793. A book by Lora F West is called "The History of Island Creek Baptist Church" was written in 1944 at the 150 year anniversary of the church being constituted. The book lists a lot of the members most notable to me are George and Mary. The transcribed listing of members shows a second Mary as wife of George. That Mary would be Mary Yarborough who George wed after Mary Parker Ross was killed in a tornado on April 5, 1804. The date of her death is listed behind her name in the roster of members. I believe there toddler daughter Nancy was also killed in the tornado.
The roster of members shows a family of Yarborough's of which Mary is one. There also is a family of Wilcoxon's listed. There are several Ross' buried on the Wilcoxon-Ross family farm in Hillsboro Georgia.
The book also contains several years of church minutes in which George Ross is mentioned several times. A lot of mundane church business.
Of interest to me is there is a clerk of the church named Lazarus Battle. George and Mary Yarborough had a son name Lazarus Battle Ross . I thought you may find this interesting. If you would like to pursue this farther I can send you all my contact information at Mercer. George Ross is my 4th GGF. Hope all is well with you.
Bradley James Ross
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Rev. George Ross, Jr.'s Timeline
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1760
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Union, Union County, South Carolina, United States
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1785
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| 1786 |
1786
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North Carolina, United States
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1792
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Union County, SC
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September 12, 1798
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Hancock Co., GA
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1798
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Hancock Co., GA
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January 7, 1801
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Jones Co., GA
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| 1827 |
September 22, 1827
Age 67
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Jones County, Georgia, United States
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