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Forest Ross 1891–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1891

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 8 November 1979

Death Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Noah Ross

Mother: Nancy Ross

Spouse(s): Maggie Ross, Maggie Ross

Children(s): Evelyn Wise, Harlan Ross, Fred Ross, Louise Ross, Mattie Ramsey, Helen Smith

Forest Ross was born in 1891 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Noah Webb Ross And Nancy Regina Harmon Ross. In 1935, Forest Ross resided in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina. In 1940, Forest Ross resided in Lincolnton (township), Lincolnton, Lincoln, North . Forest Ross married Maggie Ramsey Beattie Ross, Maggie Ramsey Ross, and had children including Eugene Gene Ross, Evelyn Ross Wise, Fred Ross, Harlan Ross, Helen Marie Ross Smith, Louise Ross, Mattie Ruth Ross Ramsey. Forest Ross passed away in 1979 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Forest Ross was born in 1891 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Noah Webb Ross And Nancy Regina Harmon Ross.
  • In 1935, Forest Ross resided in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Forest Ross resided in Lincolnton (township), Lincolnton, Lincoln, North .
  • Forest Ross married Maggie Ramsey Beattie Ross, Maggie Ramsey Ross, and had children including Eugene Gene Ross, Evelyn Ross Wise, Fred Ross, Harlan Ross, Helen Marie Ross Smith, Louise Ross, Mattie Ruth Ross Ramsey.
  • Forest Ross passed away in 1979 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Forest Ross's Ancestors

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Forest Ross
1891–1979
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Noah Webb Ross
1843–1907
North Carolina
Nancy (Regina Harmon) Ross
1867–1935
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Moses) Ross
1785–1878
Tryon County, North Carolina
Rachel (Bookout) Ross
1804–1863
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Reuben (Lafayette) Harmon
1840–1919
Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Christina (M) Goforth
1848–1888
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Ross
1769–1853
Jacob Harmon
1808–1901
Rachel Cole
1810–1880
Andrew Goforth
1818–1900
Margaret 4ggm
1816–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ross
1731–1801
Mary Griffin
1731–1801
John Harmon
1763–1848
Mary Hovis
1772–1858
Andrew Harmon
1789–1814
Sabra Hicks
1785–1830
George Goforth
1778–1869
Sarah Morgan
1778–1862
Andrew Falls
1789–1862
Katharine Palmer
1789–1857

Forest Ross's Descendants

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Forest Ross (7 October 1891–8 November 1979) m. Maggie (Ramsey Beattie) Ross (5 February 1893–2 May 1931) m. Maggie (Ramsey) Ross (5 February 1893–2 May 1931)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Ross) Wise 1923–2008 m. Lawrence (A Wise) Jr 1923–2004
    1. 1. Peggy (Joyce Wise) Roberts 1946–2000
  2. 2. Harlan Ross 1913–
  3. 3. Fred Ross 1915– m. Odie (L) Ross 1916–
  4. 4. Louise Ross 1918– m. Huey Simmons 1915–
  5. 5. Mattie (Ruth Ross) Ramsey 1919–1978 m. Marion (C) Romsey 1913–1986
  6. 6. Helen (Marie Ross) Smith 1925–1997 m. William (Durham) Smith 1925–1971

Forest Ross's Timeline

5 Records

1891
7 October 1891
Birth of Forest Ross in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 44
Forest Ross resided here in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 49
Forest Ross resided here in Lincolnton (township), Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincolnton (township), Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
Forest Ross resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1979
8 November 1979
Age 88
Death of Forest Ross in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1891
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lincolnton (township), Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 1316; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 55-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1979
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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