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Frederick Ross

Birth
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
21 Jan 1867 (aged 66)
Burial
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Frederick Ross' birth occurred in Edgefield county, South Carolina, January 22, 1800, and he was the son of John Ross, who was born February 13, 1769 of Irish parentage. On the 6th of December, 1793, the latter wedded Mary Ward, who was of the same age.
Frederick Ross was married May 3, 1827, the lady of his choice being Nancy Scurry, who was born September 13 1809, and was a daughter of Jesse Scurry, who was a prominent slave owner and belonged to an old families of South Carolina. Mr. Ross with his family later removed to Benton county, Alabama, locating on the Tallapoosa river, near the old Arbacooche gold mines. The parental household included thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters, namely: Thomas; John, who served as a captain in the Thirty-first Alabama Infantry; Newton, who was captain of Company H, Forty-first Georgia Infantry; Cornelia; Sarah; Jesse, who was a member of the Fifty-first Alabama Cavalry, and was killed at the battle of Bentonville; Mary; Andrew, deceased; Frederick E., who was captain of a company of sharpshooters that was selected from Thomas . Cobb's legion; Napoleon B., Martha, Emma and Augustus H. Their father, who was a successful planter and an earnest Democrat in politics, died in February, 1866; and their mother who long survived him, passed away in 1889, at the age of eighty years. (Source: History of Texas, Central Texas, Vol I, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896.)
Frederick Ross' birth occurred in Edgefield county, South Carolina, January 22, 1800, and he was the son of John Ross, who was born February 13, 1769 of Irish parentage. On the 6th of December, 1793, the latter wedded Mary Ward, who was of the same age.
Frederick Ross was married May 3, 1827, the lady of his choice being Nancy Scurry, who was born September 13 1809, and was a daughter of Jesse Scurry, who was a prominent slave owner and belonged to an old families of South Carolina. Mr. Ross with his family later removed to Benton county, Alabama, locating on the Tallapoosa river, near the old Arbacooche gold mines. The parental household included thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters, namely: Thomas; John, who served as a captain in the Thirty-first Alabama Infantry; Newton, who was captain of Company H, Forty-first Georgia Infantry; Cornelia; Sarah; Jesse, who was a member of the Fifty-first Alabama Cavalry, and was killed at the battle of Bentonville; Mary; Andrew, deceased; Frederick E., who was captain of a company of sharpshooters that was selected from Thomas . Cobb's legion; Napoleon B., Martha, Emma and Augustus H. Their father, who was a successful planter and an earnest Democrat in politics, died in February, 1866; and their mother who long survived him, passed away in 1889, at the age of eighty years. (Source: History of Texas, Central Texas, Vol I, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896.)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17022178/frederick-ross: accessed ), memorial page for Frederick Ross (22 Jan 1800–21 Jan 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17022178, citing Ross Family Cemetery, Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by WSALMOND (contributor 47006647).