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Benjamin Franklin Ross 1827 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1827

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Jan 1887

Death Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Ross

Mother: Sena Ross

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chess

Children(s): William Chess

According to available records, Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. was born in 1827 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Francis Ross and Sena Ross. Following those early years, Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. married Elizabeth Chess, and their family grew to include William Chess. In the later years of life, Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. died in 1887 in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Benjamin Ross
1806 – 1867
Birth Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
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Sena Ross
1806 – 1896
Birth Location: Anson Co., NC
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Chess
1842 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

William Chess
1862 – 1898
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1827
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 05 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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