Hananiah Linkhorn Ross (1800 - 1880)

Born 18 Apr 1800 in Nicholson Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Rider) Ross — married 25 Feb 1824 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1880 at age 79 in Nicholson Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Hananiah was born in 1800. Hananiah Ross ... He passed away in 1880. ^[1]

Page 35 (II) Robert (2), youngest son of Robert (1) Ross, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1753. He was educated in Lancaster county, continuing his studies there until 1784, then coming to Fayette county with his father, and settling in Nicholson township. He was a farmer until his death in 1823, aged sixty-nine years. He served in the militia, attaining the rank of Captain. He married Dorcas Andrews, died August 10, 1835. They were Presbyterians. Children: 1. Joseph, born March 2, 1779. 2. John, born January 31, 1786, died August 1, 1865. 3. Robert (3), born November 28, 1787, died November 12, 1823. 4. Nancy, born February 15, 1789, died August 15, 1863. 5. Moses A., born August 11, 1790, died November 22, 1862. 6. Jean, born December 24, 1792. 7. Dorcas, born January 9, 1795, died February 12, 1880. 8. Warwick, born June 7, 1797. 9. Hanniah of whom further.(3)

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Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Ellen Miller, Monday, March 23, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.

(1) History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men Edited by Franklin Ellis Philadelphia L. H. EVERTS & CO. 1882

(2) Pennsylvania Archives Sixth Series Vol. V Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Co. State Printers 1907

(3) Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Pennsylvania. By John Jordan and James Hadden, 1912