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Dorothy Lee Ross 1924 – 2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1924

Birth Location: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 2015

Death Location: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Father: Charles Ross

Mother: Nancy Bennett

Spouse(s): Joseph Hollis

Children(s): Anna Hollis

Dorothy Lee Ross was born in 1924 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA, the child of Charles McBride Ross and Nancy Ruth Bennett. In 1930, Dorothy Lee Ross resided in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Lee Ross resided in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina. Dorothy Lee Ross married Joseph Gaston Hollis, and had children including Anna Lynn Hollis. Dorothy Lee Ross passed away in 2015 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Lee Ross was born in 1924 in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA, the child of Charles McBride Ross and Nancy Ruth Bennett.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Lee Ross resided in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Lee Ross resided in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina.
  • Dorothy Lee Ross married Joseph Gaston Hollis, and had children including Anna Lynn Hollis.
  • Dorothy Lee Ross passed away in 2015 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Ross
1890 – 1966
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Nancy Bennett
1899 – 1955
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Hollis
1926 – 2001
Birth Location: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
JH

Children(s)

Anna Hollis
1964 –
Birth Location: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
AH

Dorothy Ross's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Ross
1924 – 2015
Birth Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles McBride Ross
1890 – 1966
South Carolina
Nancy (Ruth) Bennett
1899 – 1955
South Carolina
Grandparents
George (Washington) Ross
1854 – 1921
Union, North Carolina, United States
Susan (Bonds) Shaw
1858 – 1909
North Carolina, USA
James (Philemon) Bennett
1868 – 1935
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Lane) Lee
1868 – 1913
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hilliard Ross
1818 – 1864
Lucinda Ashcraft
1822 – 1884
Andrew Shaw
1817 –
Deana Ray
1821 –
Philemon Bennett
1840 – 1905
Elizabeth Therrell
1853 – 1932
Robert Lee
1822 – 1891
Mary Layne
1831 – 1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ross
1792 – 1859
Sarah Yarborough
1795 – 1860
James Ashcraft
1800 –
Elizabeth McCollum
1799 –
John Ray
1795 –
Martha Gant
1798 – 1837
Josiah Bennett
1811 – 1855
Lucinda Shurley
1817 – 1900
David Therrell
1826 –
Mary Moore
1834 – 1892
Michael Lee
1787 – 1837
Mary Willard
1793 – 1888
Robert Layne
1794 – 1842
Unity Bobo
1807 – 1893

Dorothy Ross's Descendants

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Dorothy (Lee) Ross (26 Sep 1924 – 20 Jan 2015) m. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (19 Sep 1926 – 15 May 2001)
  1. 1. Anna (Lynn) Hollis (31 May 1964 – ) m. Lynn (Marie) Baker (2 Jul 1967 – )

Dorothy Ross's Timeline

7 Records

1924
26 Sep 1924
Birth of Dorothy Lee Ross in Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Dorothy Lee Ross resided here in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Dorothy Lee Ross resided here in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina
Rock Hill, York, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 16
Dorothy Lee Ross resided here in Industrial Aragon Mills, York, South Carolina, USA
Industrial Aragon Mills, York, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Dorothy Lee Ross resided here in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
1986
1986
Age 62
Dorothy Lee Ross resided here in Chester, SC
Chester, SC
2015
20 Jan 2015
Age 91
Death of Dorothy Lee Ross in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1924
    Event Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Industrial Aragon Mills, York, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03845; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 46-28
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341950
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rock Hill, York, Sou

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Industrial Aragon Mills, York, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03845; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 46-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Industrial Aragon Mills, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Industrial Aragon Mills, York, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03845; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 46-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rock Hill, York, Sou

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Chester, SC
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, SC
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rock Hill, York, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rock Hill, York, Sou

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 2015
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Richland County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1892-2000

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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