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May Bell Ross 1907–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1907

Birth Location: Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1 December 1989

Death Location: Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Ross

Mother: Lossie Scott

Spouse(s): Fred Jordan

Children(s): Thelma Pace, Cullen Jordon, Hoyt Jordan

The story of May Bell Ross began in 1907 in Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA. In 1910, May Bell Ross resided in Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas, USA. In 1920, May Bell Ross resided in Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas, USA. May Bell Ross married Fred Jordan, John Henry Pace, Sohm, and had children including Cullen Eral Jordon, Hoyt Jordan, Thelma Odelia Pace. May Bell Ross passed away in 1989 in Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of May Bell Ross began in 1907 in Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, May Bell Ross resided in Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, May Bell Ross resided in Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas, USA.
  • May Bell Ross married Fred Jordan, John Henry Pace, Sohm, and had children including Cullen Eral Jordon, Hoyt Jordan, Thelma Odelia Pace.
  • May Bell Ross passed away in 1989 in Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ross
1883–1921
Birth Location: Texas
JR
Lossie Scott
1887–1983
Birth Location: Missouri
LS

Spouses(s)

Fred Jordan
1898–
Birth Location: Mississippi
FJ

Children(s)

Thelma Pace
1927–2010
Birth Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
TP
Cullen Jordon
1934–2016
Birth Location: Manchester, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
CJ
Hoyt Jordan
1938–2016
Birth Location: Texas
HJ

May Ross's Ancestors

Self
May Ross
1907–1989
Birth Place: Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA
Parents
James Alvin Ross
1883–1921
Texas
Lossie (May) Scott
1887–1983
Missouri
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May Ross's Descendants

1.
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May (Bell) Ross (4 Jun 1907–1 December 1989) m. Fred Jordan (abt 1898–)
  1. 1. Thelma (Odelia) Pace 1927–2010 m. Oscar (Marcus) Lewis 1927–2000
    1. 1. Marcus Lewis 1948–2016
  2. 2. Cullen (Eral) Jordon 1934–2016
  3. 3. Hoyt Jordan 1938–2016 m. Christine Porter 1942–2016

May Ross's Timeline

10 Records

1907
4 Jun 1907
Birth of May Bell Ross in Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA
Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
May Bell Ross resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
May Bell Ross resided here in Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas, USA
Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
May Bell Ross resided here in Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
May Bell Ross resided here in Rural, Red River, Texas
Rural, Red River, Texas
1940
1940
Age 33
May Bell Ross resided here in Justice Precinct #2, Rusk, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct #2, Rusk, Texas, USA
1947
1947
Age 40
May Bell Ross resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
May Bell Ross resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1984
Jun 1984
Age 77
May Bell Ross resided here in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA
Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA
1989
1 December 1989
Age 82
Death of May Bell Ross in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA
Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1907
    Event Place: Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rusk, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04130; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 201-14
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas; Roll: T625_74; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 128
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342121
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas; Roll: T624_1578; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0206; FHL microfilm: 1375591
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1989; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.6951169,0.36866152,0.8860272&xid=3355
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 482; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 259-540A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas; Roll: T624_1578; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0206; FHL microfilm: 1375591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Nevada, Arkansas; Roll: T625_74; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Rusk, Texas; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Red River, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rusk, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04130; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 201-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct #2, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rusk, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04130; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 201-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 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: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 482; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 259-540A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1984
    Event Place: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1989; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.6951169,0.36866152,0.8860272&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1989
    Event Place: Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1989; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.6951169,0.36866152,0.8860272&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Morning Telegraph; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1989; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.6951169,0.36866152,0.8860272&xid=3355
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