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James Ross
7 Mar 1804 – 24 Jul 1871
| Birth | 7 Mar 1804 |
| Death | 24 Jul 1871 |
| Cemetery | Beechwoods Cemetery Falls Creek , Jefferson County , Pennsylvania , USA |
| Added by | James G. Yale on 16 Jul 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19453602 |
Bio
Taken from "Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - Her Pioneers and People," Vol. II, by Dr. William James McKnight, published in 1917 by J.H. Beers & Company, Chicago, page 477. The Ross family, to which Mrs. Clawges belongs, is of Irish ancestry, her grandfather, James Ross, having been a native of County Donegal, Ireland. He came to the United States before his marriage, which took place at Bellefonte, Center county, to Nancy Fewry, and in 1831 settled in the Beechwoods, where he farmed. His large family was as follows: James, Mary, John, Oliver, Nancy, Ruth, Elizabeth, Rachel, Sarah and Martha.
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- James Ross Jr 1827–1898
- Mary Ann Ross Patton 1829–1899
- John Ross 1832–1911
- Ruth Ross Calhoun 1837–1884
- Elizabeth Ross DeFord 1839–1901
- Sarah Ross Calhoun 1843–1895
- Martha Ross Wilson 1847–1928
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