ROSS FAMILY

R0SS FAMILY

First Generation

1. EDWARD¹^ROSS^{, son of}^JOHN^ROSS^{, was born in Fermanagh Co Ireland 1757.}^EDWARD^{died 1837}^{Washington Co TN, at 80 years of age. His body was interred 1837 in Washington Co Tn, Providence Presbyterian}^Church.

^{He married}^NANCY^ALLISON^{. Edward Ross volunteered at age 20 in Captain Pollen's Company to fight}^{Shawnee Indians in Lord Dunmore's War, fought in battle of Point Pleasant 1774, serving in the Revolution in Captain}^{McClanahan's Company fighting the pro-British Cherokeees.}

EDWARD ROSS and NANCY ALLISON had the following children:

i. GRIZZY²^{. She married}^SAMUEL^DAVIS^1798.

^ii.^SUSAN^{. She married}^SAMUEL^RODGERS^1800.

^iii.^ELIZABETH^{. She married}^JAMES^DEERY^1811.

^iv.^ANN^{. She married}^GEORGE^GILLEPIE^1813.

^v.^MARY^{. She married}^ABRAHAM^LANE^1816.

^vi.^JOHN^.

^vii.^JOHN^.

^viii.^JANE^{. She married}^JOHN^RODGERS^.

²^ix.^SARAH^{was born 1787}

^x.^MARGARET^{was born Oct 10 1794.}^MARGARET^{died Feb 11 1875 Washington Co TN, at 80 years of}^{age. Her body was interred Feb 12 1875 Washington Co TN, Providence Presbyterian Church. She}^married^{MOSES W}^CARSON^1816.^MOSES^{was born Sept 22 1783 in Washingon Co TN.}^MOSES^{was the son of}^MOSES^CARSON^and^ELIZABETH^HANNA^.^MOSES^{died July 21 1852}^{Washington Co TN, at 68 years of age. His body was interred July 22, 1852 Washington Co TN,}^{Providence Presbyterian Church.}

Second Generation

2. SARAH²^ROSS⁽^EDWARD¹^{) was born Washington Co TN 1787.}^SARAH^{died 1869 Washington Co TN. Her}^{body was interred 1869 Washington Co TN, Providence Presbyterian Chur.}

^{She married}^LEMUEL^CARSON^{Washington Co TN, 1805.}^LEMUEL^{was born Aug 11 1781 Washington Co}^TN.^LEMUEL^{was the son of}^MOSES^CARSON^and^ELIZABETH^HANNA^.^LEMUEL^{died Feb 6 1849 Washington Co}^{TN, at 67 years of age. His body was interred Feb 7 1849 Washington Co TN, Providence Presbyterian Chur. Lemuel}^{served in the war of 1812.}

SARAH ROSS and LEMUEL CARSON had the following children:

i. NANCY³^{was born Washington Co TN. She married}^ROBERT^TAYLOR^.

^ii.^{EDWARD ROSS}^{. He married}^MARGARET^CAMPBELL^{Feb 20 1873.}^MARGARET^{was born Dec 27}^1848.^MARGARET^{died Nov 12 1933 at 84 years of age.}

^iii.^MATTHEW^{. He married}^EMMA^THOMAS^.

^iv.^ELIZABETH^{was born Washington Co TN 1807.}

³^v.^GRIZZELL^{was born July 4, 1811}

⁴^vi.^MOSES^{was born 1814}

^vii.^{MARY L}^{was born 1817.}^MARY^{died 1886 at 69 years of age. She married}^MONTGOMERY^BLAIR^.

^viii.^{SAMUEL D}^{was born Washington Co TN 1820. He married}^MARGARET^UNKNOWN^.

^ix.^SUSAN^{was born Washington Co TN 1825. She married}^JAMES^CAMPBELL^.

^x.^{JOHN ROSS}^{was born in Washington Co Tn March 5 1826.}^JOHN^{died Sept 12 1912 at 86 years of age.}^{He married}^JULIA^MILLER^{Feb 20 1873.}^JULIA^{was born Dec 27 1848.}^JULIA^{was the daughter}^of^{WILLIAM C}^MILLER^and^AMANDA^ARMENTROUT^.^JULIA^{died Nov 12 1933 at 84 years}^{of age.}

^xi.^{SARA ANN}^{was born Washington Co TN 1831. She married}^JAMES^MORROW^.

^xii.^REBECCA^{was born Washington Co TN 1831.}

Third Generation

3. GRIZZELL³^CARSON⁽^SARAH²^ROSS^,^EDWARD¹^{) was born Carson Creek Wash Co TN July 4, 1811.}^GRIZZELL^{died July 9, 1882 Jacksboro Campbell Co TN, at 71 years of age.}

^{She married}^ELI^MILLER^{Washington Co TN.}^ELI^{was born April 11, 1808 Washington Co TN.}^ELI^{was the son}^of^PETER^MILLER^and^MARY^SELLERS^.^ELI^{died November 19, 1876 Jacksboro Campbell Co TN, at 68 years of age.}

GRIZZELL CARSON and ELI MILLER had the following children:

i. SARAH ANN⁴^{was born Washington Co TN Aug 2 1834.}^SARAH^{died April 8 1914 in Knoxville TN, at}^{79 years of age. She married}^{J A}^TULLOCH^{in Campbell Co TN.}

^ii.^{MARY ADELINE}^{was born Washington Co TN April 13 1837.}^MARY^{died May 14 1925 in Iowa City}^{Iowa, at 88 years of age. She married}^{JOHN CHARLTON}^MATHES^{in Campbell Co TN.}

^iii.^{WILLIAM C}^{was born Washington Co TN Aug 1837. He married}^REBECCA^LAWSON^{in Scott Co TN,}^{Nov 8 1860.}

^iv.^{JAMES M}^{was born Washington Co TN Dec 23 1842.}^JAMES^{died Jan 19 1921 in Campbell Co TN, at}^{78 years of age. He married}^MARY^GOAD^{in Scott Co TN, Feb 2 1864.}

^v.^{MARTHA E}^{was born Washington Co TN 1843. She married}^JASPER^LAWSON^{in Scott Co TN, Dec 22}^1870.

^vi.^{PETER ALEXANDER}^{was born Washington Co TN December 3, 1847.}^PETER^{died June 19, 1921 in}^{Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 73 years of age. His body was interred June 20, 1921 in Jonesborough}^{Wash Co TN, Fairview Cemetery. He married}^{SARAH ISABEL}^BOWMAN^{Washington Co TN,}^{May 7, 1871.}^SARAH^{was born August 4, 1852 Washington Co TN.}^SARAH^{was the daughter of}^JACOB^BOWMAN^and^{SARAH JANE}^CAMPBELL^.^SARAH^{died May 5, 1898 Washington Co}^{TN, at 45 years of age. Her body was interred May 6, 1898 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, Fairview}^Cemetery.

^vii.^{ALMA TENNESSEE}^{was born Washington Co TN 1849.}^ALMA^{died Aug 1929 at 80 years of age. She}^{married twice. She married}^{W H}^{HOLLINGSWORTH}^{in Campbell Co TN. She married}^UNKNOWN^DAVIS^{in Campbell Co TN.}

4. MOSES³^CARSON⁽^SARAH²^ROSS^,^EDWARD¹^{) was born in Washington Co Tn 1814.}

^{He married}^{MARY SUSAN}^CAMPBELL^.

MOSES CARSON and MARY SUSAN CAMPBELL had the following child:

i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁴^{. He married}^{MARY ELIZABETH}^CAMPBELL^.

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