William
Allen
(Allen)
Ross
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Ross
and Elizabeth (Brown) Ross
Brother of
James McDonald Ross, Jane (Ross) Meigs, Silas Ross, George Washington Ross, Anna Brian (Ross) Dobson [half] and John Ross [half]
Husband of
Jennie (Fields) Ross
— married
before 1837 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Bruce Ross and William Wallace Ross
Died
at age 73
in Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2018
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Biography
Allen was Cherokee.
William Allen Ross was born December 26, 1817 in the Cherokee Nation. He was the son of John Ross and Quatie Brown. He married Jennie Fields about 1835. The family Removed to Indian Territory over the Trail of Tears and his mother died en route. Allen and Jennie were the parents of ten children: Lucinda, Victoria (died in infancy), Susan, Rufus, Robert, Louisa (died at age 2), Emily, William, Annie (died in childhood), and Elizabeth. [1] Allen served in Company F, Indian Home Guards (Union) in the Civil War. [2] After the war he served in numerous positions in the Cherokee government. Allen died April 21, 1891 at Talequah, Cherokee Nation, and is buried at the Allen Ross Cemetery, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. [3]
- 1851 Drennan roll: Tahlequah, 255
- 1880 Census [CN]: Tahlequah, 2089
- 1890 Census [CN]: Tahlequah, 1940
- Blood: 5/16 Cherokee
- Military service: November 05, 1861, Drew's Regiment, Co H, Sgt
- Occupation: Bet. 1880 - 1890, Court Clerk
- Starr's Notes: D110
Sources
- ↑ Drennen Roll of “Emigrant Cherokee,” 1851. Series 7RA-01. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Tahlequah District, p. 22, #255
- ↑ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=3B8C61CB-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24141055/william-allen-ross
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Allen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Allen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Allen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Allen:
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~1.56%
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