Walter
Leon
Ross
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Ross
and Verna Elizabeth (DeWitt) Ross
Brother of
Russell Alexander Ross, Charles Edward Ross, Donald Howard Ross, Joseph Earl Ross, Harley Joseph Ross, Paul Emanuel Ross and Raymond M Ross
Husband of
Helen Marjorie (Zyry) Ross
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 27
in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2016
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Biography
Walter L. Ross was born in July 1923. He was the son of Alex Ross and Verna DeWitt. He grew up on his parents' farm in Rockefeller Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania,
He passed away in November 1950 at age 27. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to his abdomen after the gun accidently exploded.[1] He was buried in Millers Crossroads United Methodist Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 095251-097800. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52050838 : accessed 13 August 2019), memorial page for Walter Leon Ross (1923–1950), Find A Grave Memorial no. 52050838, citing Millers Crossroads United Methodist Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Grave Hunters (contributor 46978735); Photo added by Gary Roberts.
See also:
- United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls; Census Place: Rockefeller, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2341825. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
- United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls; Census Place: Rockefeller, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03597; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 49-66. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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