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William Stuart Ross 1799–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1799

Birth Location: Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 1861

Death Location: Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: David Ross

Mother: Henrietta Bordley

Spouse(s): Ellen Dade

Children(s): Marion Shackelford, James Ross, William Ross, Margaret Ross, Henrietta Shackelford

William Stuart Ross was born in 1799 in Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA, the child of David Ross And Henrietta Maria Bordley. William Stuart Ross married Ellen Dade, and had children including Henrietta Maria Shackelford, James Bordley Ross, Margaret Calhoun Ross, Marion Stuart Shackelford, William Stuart Ross. William Stuart Ross passed away in 1861 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Stuart Ross was born in 1799 in Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA, the child of David Ross And Henrietta Maria Bordley.
  • William Stuart Ross married Ellen Dade, and had children including Henrietta Maria Shackelford, James Bordley Ross, Margaret Calhoun Ross, Marion Stuart Shackelford, William Stuart Ross.
  • William Stuart Ross passed away in 1861 in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Ross
1755–1800
Birth Location: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Henrietta Bordley
1762–1825
Birth Location: Wye Island, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Dade
1797–1865
Birth Location: Montgomery, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Marion Shackelford
1826–1863
Birth Location: Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, USA
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James Ross
1827–1886
Birth Location: –
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William Ross
1829–1908
Birth Location: Union County, Ky
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Margaret Ross
1833–1894
Birth Location: –
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Henrietta Shackelford
1835–1924
Birth Location: –
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William Ross's Ancestors

Self
William Ross
1799–1861
Birth Place: Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Parents
David Ross
1755–1800
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Henrietta (Maria) Bordley
1762–1825
Wye Island, Maryland
Grandparents
David Ross
1716–1778
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Ariana Brice
1731–1797
Anne Arundel Circuit of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Brice
1703–1766
Sarah Frisby
1714–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brice
1660–1713
Sarah Howard
1668–1726

William Ross's Descendants

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William (Stuart) Ross (11 Aug 1799–11 Jul 1861) m. Ellen Dade (27 Feb 1797–01 Feb 1865)
  1. 1. Marion (Stuart) Shackelford 1826–1863 m. James (Murrell) Shackelford 1827–1909
  2. 2. James (Bordley) Ross 1827–1886
  3. 3. William (Stuart) Ross 1829–1908
  4. 4. Margaret (Calhoun) Ross 1833–1894
  5. 5. Henrietta (Maria) Shackelford 1835–1924 m. James (Murrell) Shackelford 1827–1909
    1. 1. Emma Phelps 1853–1917

William Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1799
11 Aug 1799
Birth of William Stuart Ross in Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
1861
11 Jul 1861
Age 62
Death of William Stuart Ross in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1799
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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