Leeta (Fowler) Ross (1854 - 1894)

Born 2 Apr 1854 in Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Romines — married 6 Sep 1883 in Snohomish, Washington Territory, United States

Wife of Henry Clay Ross — married 8 Jun 1889 in Mukilteo, Snohomish, Washington Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1894 at age 40 in Warm Beach, Snohomish, Washington, United States

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Biography

Daughter of Jacob Duncan Fowler II and De-Dowble-Sa (Upper Skagit) Fowler.

At age 15 she had a daughter named Evangeline. Leetta was not married to Evangeline's father. Evangeline first took the surname Derege and then the surname Romines when her mother married William Romines.

She may have married the man surnamed Derege, but no marriage record has been found. He may have been Evangeline's father.

She married William Romines in 1883.^[1] William was a saloon keeper. Two-year-old Vangeline lived with Leetta and William in 1885.^[2]

After the death of William Romines, Leetta married Henry C. Ross^[3] and had three children by him: Hannah Pearl Ross Hall, b 5 Dec 1891, wife of Glen Hall. Lives at Alger Bay on Camano Island, 3 children. Henry Clay Ross Jr. b May 1892 (living at Everett, Wash., married, 2 children); Wanita Ross unknown b June 1894 (married, lived in Seattle as of 1917);

After the death of Leetta Fowler, Henry C. Ross married Evangeline Derege Romines, daughter of his deceased wife.^[4]

Research Notes

Original details:
Census Details
As Lotta Fowler, she is enumerated with her parents and sisters Louisa, Lena and Ruth in Mukilteo in 1880. Lotta was aged 16. The "M" in the race column indicates mixed white and Indian.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9M-VSYR : 28 November 2018), William Romines and Leetta Fowler, 6 Sep 1883, Snohomish, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005175103.
2. ↑ Leetta Romines, 1885, Snohomish County Census, Snohomish County Territorial Auditor, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 24 Oct 2019.
3. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP99-2KGC : 28 November 2018), H C Ross and Leetta Romines, 8 Jun 1889, Snohomish, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 007353511.
4. ↑ "Washington, Applications for Enrollment and Adoption of Washington Indians, 1911-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-NRSC : 8 November 2017), Letta Fowler-Romines-Ross, 1911-1919; citing Land Assessment, Skagit, Washington, United States, Typewritten Affidavit - 3/7/1917 - Evangeline R. Ross (reverse), NARA microfilm publication M1343 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 100,532,614.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTX-DKP : 15 July 2017), Lotta Fowler in household of D Fowler, Mukelteo, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district ED 5, sheet 26A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,397.

• Affidavit of her sister Louisa Fowler Sinclair,

"Washington, Applications for Enrollment and Adoption of Washington Indians, 1911-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-N5XX : 8 November 2017), Letta Ross, 1911-1919; citing Land Assessment, Skagit, Washington, United States, Typewritten Affidavit - 3/10/1917 - Louisa Sinclair, NARA microfilm publication M1343 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 100,532,614.

• Affidavit of her son, Frederick William Romines,

"Washington, Applications for Enrollment and Adoption of Washington Indians, 1911-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-NR2M : 8 November 2017), Letta Fowler-Romines-Ross, 1911-1919; citing Land Assessment, Skagit, Washington, United States, Typewritten Affidavit - 6/26/1918 - Frederick William Romines, NARA microfilm publication M1343 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 100,532,614.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #13331328
  Memorial page for Leeta Fowler (2 Apr 1864-14 Sep 1894), citing Mukilteo Pioneer Cemetery, Mukilteo, Snohomish County, Washington, USA; Maintained by The Seakers (contributor 50146847).

Acknowledgements

• Profile created by Kristine Moe, Thursday, November 20, 2014.