John Wilbur Ross (1850 - 1933)

Born 18 Oct 1850 in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Ann (Brace) Ross — married 30 Aug 1882 in Ross Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 24 Sep 1933 at age 82 in Conyngham, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

John was born in Pennsylvania in 1850. He was a son of David Ross and Charlotte Olmstead.

John married Lucy Ann Brace in 1882. John and Lucy had six children.

1. Marie F. Ross May have died before 1897.
2. Floyd Raymond Ross, b. 1883, d. 1937, m. Alice Amanda Smith (1883-1964)
3. Callie D. Ross, b. 1884, d. 1936, m. Harvey A. Hontz (1881-1923)
4. Nellie E. Ross, b. 1887, d. 1956, m. Robert Davis (1885-1919), m. Hugh Lewis Dyke (1889-1964)
5. Frederick Olmstead Ross, b. 1890, d. 1971, m. Sarah Etnah Andress (1881-1951)
6. Mabel Ross, b. 1892, d. 1938, m. Otto Melroy Bell (1884-1967)

Married. At the home of the bride, Aug. 30, 1882, by Rev. George W. Leach, J. Wilbur Ross and Miss Lucy a Brace, both of Ross, Luzerne county, Pa.--Evening Gazette (Pittston, PA), September 7, 1882, p. 4.

He passed away in 1933 and was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Sweet Valley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

The death of John Wilbur Ross 82, occurred on Saturday at the home of his son, Fred Ross at Pond Hill, after a lingering illness of complications. He was a former resident of Ross Township, Luzerne County. Mr. Ross was a member of Junior Mechanics for many years. Surviving are five children, Floyd and Fred Ross, Pond Hill; Mrs. Cally Hontz, Mrs. Hugh Dyke and Mrs. Otto Ball of Wilkes-Barre, and ten grandchildren. A short funeral service will be held at the home of his son, Fred Rose, at Pond Hill, at 1 on Tuesday afternoon. Further services will be held at 2 in Maple Grove church. Burial will be In Maple Grove cemetery.--Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, September 25, 1933.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTZ-2J1 : 19 March 2020), John W Ross in entry for David Ross, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPB-SL9 : accessed 16 February 2016), John W Ross in household of David Ross, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 123, family 171, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,866.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNW-3XJ : 16 July 2017), John W Ross in household of David Ross, Ross, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 81, sheet 50B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,148.
• "Married". Evening Gazette (Pittston, PA), September 7, 1882, p. 4.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Q7-ZPQ : 22 January 2015), Wilbur Ross, Ross Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 276, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,435.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG4P-13C : accessed 28 May 2020), Wilbur Ross, Ross, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 8A, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1369; FHL microfilm 1,375,382.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFTS-84S : accessed 28 May 2020), Wilbur Ross in household of Frederick Ross, Conyngham, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 17, sheet 5B, line 98, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1591; FHL microfilm 1,821,591.
• Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 080001-083000. Name: John Wilbur Ross. Certificate Number: 80942.
• "John Wilbur Ross". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, September 25, 1933.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 39092956 for John Wilbur Ross in Maple Grove Cemetery, Sweet Valley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.