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John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation 1790–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1790

Birth Location: Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1 August 1866

Death Location: Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Daniel Ross

Mother: Mary McDonald

Spouse(s): Quatie ??, Mary Ross

Children(s): James Ross, Silas Ross, William Ross, George Ross, Annie Dobson, John Jr, Nancy Ross, Emily Watts, Robert Henley, Susan HENLEY-ROSS, Eleanora Ross, Lewis Ross, Elizabeth Ross, Daniel Ross, Lany Ross, Silas Ross, Fannie (Baynes), Mary Ross

In 1790, John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation entered the world in Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States, born to Daniel Tanili Ross And Mary Mollie Mcdonald. John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation married Mary Bryan Ross, Quatie Quatsis Conrad, and had children including Annie Brian Ross Dobson, Daniel Hicks Ross, Eleanora C Ross, Elizabeth Jane Ross, Emily Watts, Fannie A Ross Baynes, George Washington Civil War Ross, James Mcdonald Ross, John Melvin Ross Jr, Lany Ross, Lewis Anderson Ross, Mary Ross, Nancy Jane Meigs 1 2 Ross, Robert Richardson Henley, Silas Dinsmore Ross, Susan Fatima Henley Ross, William Allen Ross. John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation passed away in 1866 in Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1790, John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation entered the world in Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States, born to Daniel Tanili Ross And Mary Mollie Mcdonald.
  • John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation married Mary Bryan Ross, Quatie Quatsis Conrad, and had children including Annie Brian Ross Dobson, Daniel Hicks Ross, Eleanora C Ross, Elizabeth Jane Ross, Emily Watts, Fannie A Ross Baynes, George Washington Civil War Ross, James Mcdonald Ross, John Melvin Ross Jr, Lany Ross, Lewis Anderson Ross, Mary Ross, Nancy Jane Meigs 1 2 Ross, Robert Richardson Henley, Silas Dinsmore Ross, Susan Fatima Henley Ross, William Allen Ross.
  • John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation passed away in 1866 in Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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John Nation's Ancestors

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John Nation
1790–1866
Birth Place: Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Parents
Daniel Tanili Ross
1760–1830
Durness, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Mary (Mollie) McDonald
1770–1808
Lookout Mountain
Grandparents
Hugh (III Bernard Darrow Ross "EARL OF) ROSS"
1735–1799
Borley Parish of Duirness, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Jean (Lady Sutherland) Manson
1738–1831
Durness,Sutherland,Scotland
John ("Ti-Ta-s-gi-s-gi") McDonald
1747–1824
Inverness, Highland, Scotland
Anne (“Annie”) Shorey
1750–1825
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Ross
1699–1753
Margaret Gordon
1700–1777
William Manson
1708–1759
Marion Blaw
1720–1781
Angus Owner
1720–1814
Barbara Elgin
1727–
William II
1720–1762
Ghigooie Shorey)
1725–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gordon
1674–1721
Violet George
1675–1735
William ....
1690–1762
Lucinda Shorey
1692–1770
JOHN Benge
1680–1794
Wurteh NA
1680–1780

John Nation's Descendants

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John (Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee) Nation (3 October 1790–1 August 1866) m. Quatie (Quatsis Conrad) ?? (1790–1 February 1839) m. Mary (Bryan) Ross (15 September 1825–20 July 1865)
  1. 1. James (McDonald) Ross 1814–1864
  2. 2. Silas (Dinsmore) Ross 1829–1872
  3. 3. William (Allen) Ross 1817–1891 m. Jennie ('Tsi-ni" Fields ( married) Ross) 1818–1877
    1. 1. Robert (Bruce Ross) Sr 1845–1930 m. Francis (Delila " Fannie " Thornton) Daniel 1847–1928
      1. 1. Frances (Vann "Fannie") Ross 1879–1938 m. Walter (Ellis) Duncan 1880–1958
      2. 2. Jennie (Fields) Ross 1882–1959
      3. 3. William (Wallace) Ross 1871–1944
      4. 4. Lulah (Victoria) Ross 1876–1966
      5. 5. Susan (Mary) Ross 1885–1930
      6. 6. Robert (Bruce) Ross 1887–1964
      7. 7. Rufus (Daniel) Ross 1873–1946
    2. 2. William (Wallace 'Suh-doo- li") Ross 1851–1915
    3. 3. Emily (Daniel) Ross 1851–1876
    4. 4. Annie (Brown) Ross 1858–1859
    5. 5. Lizzie (J. Vann) Ross 1855–1878
    6. 6. Louis Ross 1847–1849
    7. 7. Ruffus Ross 1843–1877
    8. 8. Susan (H. Daniel) Ross 1840–1870
    9. 9. Victoria Ross 1839–1839
    10. 10. Lucinda (M. Hicks) Ross 1836–1881
  4. 4. George (Washington Civil War) Ross 1830–1870
  5. 5. Annie (Brian Ross) Dobson 1845–1875
  6. 6. John (Melvin Ross) Jr 1847–1905
  7. 7. Nancy (Jane Meigs 1 2) Ross 1821–1894
  8. 8. Emily Watts 1806–1862 m. Jacob (Zachariah "Oo stoo li") Watts 1793–1868
    1. 1. James Watts 1838–
    2. 2. Leona (Clementine WATTS) Autrey 1828–1851
    3. 3. Martin Wats 1844–1927
    4. 4. John (Hunter) Watts 1830–1868
    5. 5. William (Britton) Watts 1832–1891
    6. 6. Nathaniel Watts 1826–1891
    7. 7. Jacob (Zachariah Taylor) Watts 1845–1901
    8. 8. Samuel Watts 1827–1907
    9. 9. Daniel (Dotson) Watts 1825–1860
    10. 10. Josiah (Joseph) Watts 1841–1875
  9. 9. Robert (Richardson?) Henley 1790–1812
  10. 10. Susan (Fatima) HENLEY-ROSS 1808–1851
  11. 11. Eleanora (C) Ross 1831–1861
  12. 12. Lewis (Anderson) Ross 1833–1885
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Jane) Ross 1825–1894
  14. 14. Daniel (Hicks) Ross 1819–1891
  15. 15. Lany Ross 1854–
  16. 16. Silas (Dinsmore) Ross 1820–1872
  17. 17. Fannie (A Ross) (Baynes) 1806–1854
  18. 18. Mary Ross 1851–1931

John Nation's Timeline

3 Records

1790
3 October 1790
Birth of John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation in Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States
1866
1 AUGUST 1866
Age 76
Death of John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation in Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
1866
1 August 1866
Age 76
Death of John Guwisguwi Ross Principal Chief Of Cherokee Nation in Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1790
    Event Place: Turkeytown, Etowah, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 AUGUST 1866
    Event Place: Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 August 1866
    Event Place: Washington City, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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