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Francis Ross 1809–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 June 1809

Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 July 1889

Death Location: Grand River, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Catherine Leaphart

Spouse(s): Margaret Huligan, Sarah Weaver

Children(s): Isaiah Ross, Elizabeth Ross, Jacob Ross, George Ross, Catherine Ross, Margarett Ross, Thomas Ross, Willim Ross, Mary Ross, Jeanette Ross

Francis Ross was born in 1809 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Ross Iii And Catherine Dousman Leaphart. In 1830, Francis Ross resided in Pittsburgh West Ward, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1840, Francis Ross resided in West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Francis Ross married Margaret Huligan, Sarah Margaret Weaver, and had children including Catherine V Ross, Elizabeth Sarah Ross, George W Ross, Isaiah Ross, Jacob Dousman Ross, Jeanette Ross, Margarett Ross, Mary A Ross, Thomas Ross, Willim Ross. Francis Ross passed away in 1889 in Grand River, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis Ross was born in 1809 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Ross Iii And Catherine Dousman Leaphart.
  • In 1830, Francis Ross resided in Pittsburgh West Ward, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1840, Francis Ross resided in West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Francis Ross married Margaret Huligan, Sarah Margaret Weaver, and had children including Catherine V Ross, Elizabeth Sarah Ross, George W Ross, Isaiah Ross, Jacob Dousman Ross, Jeanette Ross, Margarett Ross, Mary A Ross, Thomas Ross, Willim Ross.
  • Francis Ross passed away in 1889 in Grand River, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Ross's Ancestors

Self
Francis Ross
1809–1889
Birth Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Ross III
1786–1839
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catherine (Dousman) Leaphart
1788–1860
Pittsburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Ross
1738–1813
Londongrove, Chester, Pennsylvania
Jane (Esther) Miller
1753–1814
New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania
Augustus Lephart
1745–1810
Virginia
Catherine Barrickman
1746–1791
Mausbach, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Adam Libhart
1725–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Wielaendin
1684–1747

Francis Ross's Descendants

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Francis Ross (7 June 1809–25 July 1889) m. Margaret Huligan (abt 1810–22 October 1879) m. Sarah (Margaret) Weaver (16 Aug 1810–22 Oct 1879)
  1. 1. Isaiah Ross 1845–1879
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Sarah) Ross 1844–1923
  3. 3. Jacob (Dousman) Ross 1844–1921
  4. 4. George (W) Ross 1831–1912 m. Huldah (Nancy) Haver 1850–1922
    1. 1. Lucinda (A) Havre 1890–
  5. 5. Catherine (V) Ross 1833–1886
  6. 6. Margarett Ross 1830–1912
  7. 7. Thomas Ross 1837–1910
  8. 8. Willim Ross 1848–
  9. 9. Mary (A) Ross 1849–1850
  10. 10. Jeanette Ross 1848–

Francis Ross's Timeline

9 Records

1809
7 June 1809
Birth of Francis Ross in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
1830
1830
Age 21
Francis Ross resided here in Pittsburgh West Ward, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh West Ward, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1840
1840
Age 31
Francis Ross resided here in West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
Francis Ross resided here in Mahaska, Iowa, USA
Mahaska, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 51
Francis Ross resided here in Long Creek, Prairieville, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Long Creek, Prairieville, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 61
Francis Ross resided here in Long Creek, Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Long Creek, Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 71
Francis Ross resided here in Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1885
1885
Age 76
Francis Ross resided here in Long Creek, Decatur, IA
Long Creek, Decatur, IA
1889
25 July 1889
Age 80
Death of Francis Ross in Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Decatur County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 June 1809
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1205; Page: 380C; Enumeration District: 124
    [4] Iowa, U.S., State Census 1885
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: M653_318; Page: 38; Family History Library Film:
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 187; Page: 163b
    [8] Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Pittsburgh West Ward, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Pittsburgh West Ward, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 144; Page: 55; Family History Library Film: 0020618

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 439; Page: 70; Family History Library Film: 0020536

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mahaska, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: 187; Page: 163b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Long Creek, Prairieville, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: M653_318; Page: 38; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Long Creek, Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1205; Page: 380C; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Long Creek, Decatur, IA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] Iowa, U.S., State Census 1885

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1889
    Event Place: Decatur County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand River, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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