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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

Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. was born in 1827 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Francis Ross and Sena Ross. Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. married Elizabeth Chess, and had children including William Chess. Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. passed away in 1887 in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. was born in 1827 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Francis Ross and Sena Ross.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. married Elizabeth Chess, and had children including William Chess.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. passed away in 1887 in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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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Benjamin Ross's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ross
1827 – 1887
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Francis Ross
1806 – 1867
Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Sena Ross
1806 – 1896
Anson Co., NC
Grandparents
Rory
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Ross's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Ross (23 Dec 1827 – 05 Jan 1887) m. Elizabeth Chess (About 1842 – )
  1. 1. William Chess (1862 – 1898) m. Corneilia Gillem (7 December 1860 – 28 February 1935)
    1. 1. Clarence (W) Chess (18 April 1887 – 6 February 1936) m. Martha (M) Chess (abt 1890 – )
      1. 1. Neal Chia (abt 1913 – )
      2. 2. Gale (N) Chess (abt 1913 – )
      3. 3. Clarence (W) Chess (abt 1917 – )
      4. 4. Dora (Ethel) Chess (8 Apr 1919 – 6 Mar 1998) m. Carl (Alvin) Drapeau (11 Mar 1916 – 15 Oct 2001)
        1. 1. Carl (A) Drapeau (11 Dec 1937 – )
        2. 2. Delbert (G.) Drapeau (29 June 1939 – 18 Feb 1993) m. Donna (Lee) Clayton
        3. 3. Ilene (M) Clemens (Sept 3,1941 – ) m. Gordon (Lewis) Clemens (14 Oct 1940 – )
        4. 4. Larry (Jay) Drapeau (8 May 1943 – ) m. Marilyn (Lea) Childs m. Diane (M) Frieze (8 Feb 1953 – )
        5. 5. Donald Drapeau (abt 1945 – )
        6. 6. Dan Drapeau (abt 1945 – ) m. Dorothy (Ann) Parker
        7. 7. Eddy (Lee) Drapeau (Jun 1951 – ) m. Bonnie (Louise) Zenner
      5. 5. Inez Chess (24 Apr 1921 – 14 November 1987)
      6. 6. Matiline Chess (abt 1924 – )
      7. 7. Margeret Chess (abt 1926 – )
      8. 8. Joe (T) Chess (abt 1928 – )
      9. 9. Ora Chess (abt 1930 – )

Benjamin Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1827
23 Dec 1827
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1887
05 Jan 1887
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Franklin Ross Jr. in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Sources

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

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