Judith Johns (Mann) Ross (1812 - 1897)

Born 15 Apr 1812 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Martin Ross — married 2 Dec 1835 in Gwinnett, Georgia

Descendants

Died Nov 1897 at age 85 in Gwinnett, Georgia

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Biography

Judith Johns Mann Ross was born around 1812. The 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 census records all state that she was born in Georgia. (Judith was named for her paternal grandmother Judith Johns Mann, who was originally from Amelia County, VA.) Most online family trees try to claim that her Mann family was from South Carolina, but all of the actual source evidence points to her grandfather James Mann and wife Judith Johns Mann living in Amelia County, VA, followed by Nottoway County, prior to moving to Elbert County, GA around 1796.

Judith Ross passed away in 1897. ^{[1] [2]}

Sources

• 1850 Dekalb, GA.
• 1860, 1870, 1880 Census, Gwinnett County, GA.
• Will of John Johns of Amelia, VA, listing James Mann "in right of his wife Judith" as beneficiaries. Will Book 3, Amelia County Virginia, page 137. Date: 25 July 1782" (final settlement of the estate)

• November 1783 Lawsuit in Amelia, VA against the administrator of John Johns' estate (his son John was defendant), with plaintiffs including James and Judith Mann, as well as Judith's many siblings as plaintiffs.

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Don Sparks, Sunday, January 26, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Julie Ross.