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Bob Ross 1942–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1942

Birth Location: Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America

Death Date: 4 July 1995

Death Location: Gotha, Orange County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Jack Ross

Mother: Ollie Ross

Spouse(s): Jane None

Children(s):

The story of Bob Ross began in 1942 in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America. Bob Ross married Jane, Lynda Brown, Vivian Ridge, and had children including Robert Stephen Steve Ross. Bob Ross passed away in 1995 in Gotha, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bob Ross began in 1942 in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America.
  • Bob Ross married Jane, Lynda Brown, Vivian Ridge, and had children including Robert Stephen Steve Ross.
  • Bob Ross passed away in 1995 in Gotha, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

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Bob Ross's Ancestors

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Bob Ross
1942–1995
Birth Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America
Parents
Jack Ross
1905–1968
Sprott, Perry County, Alabama, United States of America
Ollie (Dorothea) Ross
1920–1991
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Rosie (Denna) Swindal
1886–1937
Perry County, Alabama, United States of America
Benjamin (Franklin) Ross
1878–1950
Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Nichols
1861–1916
Elizabeth Morton
1865–1947
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Morton
1836–1908
Margaret Stewart
1835–1921

Bob Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1942
29 October 1942
Birth of Bob Ross in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America
Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America
1995
4 July 1995
Age 53
Death of Bob Ross in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1942
    Event Place: Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1995
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gotha, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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