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Horace Velvie ROSS 1897–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUL 1897

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

Death Date: 31 Dec 1971

Death Location: Forest Lawn Cem. Lincolnton, NC

Father: John ROSS

Mother: Jane Smith

Spouse(s): Annie Hovis

Children(s): Elizabeth Kistler, Phyllis ROSS, Louis ROSS, Horace ROSS, Doris ROSS, Ruth Thornburg

In 1897, Horace Velvie ROSS entered the world in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to John Reuben Ross And Jane E Smith. In 1900, Horace Velvie ROSS resided in Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA. Horace Velvie ROSS married Annie Mae Hovis, and had children including Audrey Mae Ross, Doris Ann Ross, Elizabeth Lib Girtrude Ross Kistler, Horace R Ross, Louis Lewis James Ross, Phyllis Elaine Ross, Ruth Naomie Thornburg. Horace Velvie ROSS passed away in 1971 in Forest Lawn Cem. Lincolnton, NC.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Horace Velvie ROSS entered the world in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to John Reuben Ross And Jane E Smith.
  • In 1900, Horace Velvie ROSS resided in Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA.
  • Horace Velvie ROSS married Annie Mae Hovis, and had children including Audrey Mae Ross, Doris Ann Ross, Elizabeth Lib Girtrude Ross Kistler, Horace R Ross, Louis Lewis James Ross, Phyllis Elaine Ross, Ruth Naomie Thornburg.
  • Horace Velvie ROSS passed away in 1971 in Forest Lawn Cem. Lincolnton, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ROSS
1861–1947
Birth Location: Enola Burke Co NC
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Jane Smith
1867–1923
Birth Location: NC
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Spouses(s)

Annie Hovis
1899–1993
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Kistler
1921–1993
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., NC
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Phyllis ROSS
1935–2023
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Louis ROSS
1928–1992
Birth Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Horace ROSS
1923–2002
Birth Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Doris ROSS
1930–2022
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Ruth Thornburg
1926–2006
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Horace ROSS's Ancestors

Self
Horace ROSS
1897–1971
Birth Place: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Reuben ROSS
1861–1947
Enola Burke Co NC
Jane (E) Smith
1867–1923
NC
Grandparents
William (Robert) ROSS
1828–1870
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Denton
1833–1915
Enola, Morganton, Burke Co, NC
William (Ervin) SMITH
1845–1920
North Carolina
Susey Smith
1845–1906
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben ROSS
1797–1877
Deborah Ross
1798–1879
Anderson Denton
1802–1881
Jane Baxter
1809–1898
James SMITH
1810–1875
Mary Smith
1805–1874
Joseph Hicks
1822–1892
Elizabeth Hicks
1823–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin ROSS
1776–1843
Saphira Ross
1770–1840
Daniel England
1752–1819
Margaret England
1755–1849
Joseph Denton
1771–1830
Mary Denton
1784–1830
Nancy Baxter
1802–1884
Abraham Smith
1771–1863
Elizabeth Bedford
1778–1860
John Denton
1770–1859
Phoebe Denton
1790–1851
Rev Hicks
1778–1839
Elizabeth Hicks
1779–1846
James Navey
1791–1895
Martha Thurman
1792–1865

Horace ROSS's Descendants

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Horace (Velvie) ROSS (29 JUL 1897–31 Dec 1971) m. Annie (Mae) Hovis (17 Aug 1899–December 1993)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lib" Girtrude ROSS) Kistler 1921–1993 m. Clyde (Woodroe) Kistler 1919–1957
    1. 1. Linda (Fay Kistler) Cannedy 1934–2014
  2. 2. Phyllis (Elaine) ROSS 1935–2023 m. Donald (" Don" Ray) CLOER 1933–2017
  3. 3. Louis ((Lewis) James) ROSS 1928–1992 m. Jessie (Arleen) Weaver 1930–1994
  4. 4. Horace (R.) ROSS 1923–2002 m. Pernell Ross 1924–2017
    1. 1. Mitchell (Wesley) ROSS 1946–1987 m. Nancy (Leigh Johnson) Ross 1948–1997
  5. 5. Doris (Ann) ROSS 1930–2022 m. William ("Bill" Billy Blair) BEARD 1927–2025
  6. 6. Ruth (Naomie) Thornburg 1926–2006 m. Clyde (Wilber "Wink") THORNBURG 1924–1993

Horace ROSS's Timeline

11 Records

1897
29 JUL 1897
Birth of Horace Velvie ROSS in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
1897
29 JUL 1897
Birth of Horace Velvie ROSS
None
1900
1900
Age 3
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1918
1918
Age 21
Horace Velvie ROSS was employed in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Goodsonville-Southeast Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
Goodsonville-Southeast Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Goodsonville-Southeast Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Goodsonville-Southeast Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1950
1950
Age 53
Horace Velvie ROSS resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1971
31 Dec 1971
Age 74
Death of Horace Velvie ROSS in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1897
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1308; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 335
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 1703; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 698.0; FHL microfilm: 2341437
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 1185; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241185
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1100; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375113
    [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: Lincoln, North Carol
    [8] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1897

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 1185; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Upper Fork, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1100; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1375113

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1308; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 335

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ironton, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 1703; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 698.0; FHL microfilm: 2341437

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Goodsonville-Southeast Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Goodsonville-Southeast Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, North 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: Lincoln, North Carol

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1971
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forest Lawn Cem. Lincolnton, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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