George Ross (1866 - 1925)

Born 11 Nov 1866 in Missouri

Ancestors

Died 11 Sep 1925 at age 58 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

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Biography

This biography is taken from Bennett DeWitt and Related Families, pp. 303-304^[1]

George Ross, son of George Washington Ross and Martha (Steelman) Ross was born on a farm in Heath Creek Township, Pettis County, Missouri. He was never married, and died intestate at the State Hospital in Nevada, Missouri, September 11, 1925. His brother Z. F. Ross was appointed Administrator of his estate by the Probate Court of Pettis County, Missouri, and the original Application for Letters of Administration names only the following heirs:

Z. F. Ross, brother, Beaman, Mo.

M. A. Ross, brother, Green Ridge, Mo.

Emily Belle Wilcoxen, sister, Nevada, Mo., State Hospital.

Minerva Farley, sister, Green Ridge, Mo.

Ella Harper, sister, Warrensburg, Mo.

A Supplementary Application for Letters of Administration was filed later, naming the following heirs:

Ada DeWitt, niece, 409 Broad St., Warrensburg, Mo.

Lee DeWitt, nephew, R.F.D. 1, Beaman, Mo.

Newton DeWitt, nephew, R.F.D. 1, Beaman, Mo.

Mrs. Bettie Bradshaw, niece, 116 E. G St., Hutchison, Kansas.

Paul Warden, nephew, 591 W. Short St., Lexington, Kentucky.

Raymond Warden, nephew, 420 S. Santa Fe St., Wichita, Kansas..

George Ross was very much interested in horticulture and was a grower of fine fruits, grapes and berries.

Sources

1. ↑ Bennett, Paul W. LL. B. Bennett - DeWitt and Related Familes. Self Published. Vandalia, Missouri. 1980. pp. 303-304. Location: Sedalia Public Library, Sedalia Missouri or Digital Copy

Census Records:

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FS-79L : 14 January 2022), George Ross in entry for George Ross, MO > Pettis > Heaths Creek Township > ED 120 > image 21 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
  • George Ross, Age 14, Son, Single, "At Home", Birth Date (est): 1866, Birthplace: Missouri, Father's Birthplace: Missouri, Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Death Records:

• He is buried in the Erwin Cemetery in Pettis County, Missouri. There is not a findagrave page there for him at this time. Cemetery ID: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/29508/irwin-cemetery