George
Washington
Ross
Born in Cherokee Nation (East)
Ancestors 
Son of John Ross
and Elizabeth (Brown) Ross
Brother of
James McDonald Ross, William Allen Ross, Jane (Ross) Meigs, Silas Ross, Anna Brian (Ross) Dobson [half] and John Ross [half]
Husband of
Nancy (Otterlifter) Ross
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 39
in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
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Biography
George was Cherokee.
George was born in the Cherokee Nation (East) on March 30, 1830. He was the son of John Ross and Quatie Brown. The family was Removed to Indian Territory over the Trail of Tears and George's mother died en route. George had one wife, Nancy Otterlifter. They were the parents of five children: Elsie (died young), Jennie, Silas, Collins (died young), and Sarah. George also parented Cucumber Ross with a Creek woman named Quetisi, William Ross with Betsy Youngpig, and Mary Ross with Nellie Shell. [1] He served with his brother Allen in the Indian Home Guards (Union) in the Civil War. [2] George died March 8, 1870 and is buried at the Ross Cemetery, Park Hill, Oklahoma. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. pp. 317-319
- ↑ War
- ↑ Find-a-grave
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 George:
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~1.56%
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