Monteville Ross (1857 - 1920)

Born 1857 in Virginia (now West Virginia), United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bella Dora (Copley) Ross — married 23 Jun 1880 in West Virginia, United States

Died 2 Feb 1920 at about age 63 in East Lynn, Wayne, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

During the 1880 US Census:

Henly H Copley [1], age 53, was living in Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, with his wife, Sarah Copley, age 50, and their children

Alafair Copley, Daughter, age 23

Sidney Copley, Daughter (census error, is Son), age 21

Nancy E Copley, Granddaughter, age 12

Melvin Copley, Grandson, age 10

Morterville Ross, Son-in-law, age 23

Belle D Ross, Daughter, age 19

Sarah Repass, Granddaughter, age 3

Henly Repass, Grandson, age 1

Dwelling #235 Family #235, race: white. All family members and their parents were born in West Virginia. Alafair is divorced. Morterville and Belle married during the census year.

Henly's occupation is Farmer, Sarah is keeping house, Melvin and Morterville are Farm Laborers.

Henly, Sarah, Alafair, Sidney, Nancy and Melvin cannot read and write. Ross and Bell can read and write. None of the minor children attended school during the year.

Belle's brother, James H. Copley, married Monteville's sister, Cynthia Ross, in 1879.

Sources

• West Virginia Archives

Source S36480

Title: Covington Ross and Mary Ann Watts' Marriage Entry

Repository:

Note: #NS364803

Call Number:

Media: Official Document

• 1880 US Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-PFD : 15 July 2017), Henly H Copley, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 149, sheet 391A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1415; FHL microfilm 1,255,415.