Hello list members. Here are details concerning my gg grandfather, Isaac Ross. He was
born in Kentucky; spent the major part of his life located in Crawford County, Indiana;
was married twice; later moved to Morgan County, Indiana, where he died and is buried.
I am searching for his actual birth location in Kentucky and, most important, the names of
his parents.
Subject: Isaac Ross (34)
Father: Unknown Ross (1219)
Mother: Unknown Unknown (1220)
Birth: 15 DEC 1794 Nelson?, Hardin?, Grayson? KY.
Marriage: __ ___ 1817 Etersa Van Meter (1539) (b.
1798, d. 14 MAR 1845?); Grayson or Hardin, KY.
Moved: between 1819 and 1821 Liberty Twp., Big Springs (Marengo),
Crawford, IN; The date is based upon the birth of John Ross, born in Grayson County, KY
and Joseph Ross, their second son who was born in Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford Co., IN.
Son: 20 AUG 1819 John H. Ross (114); Grayson,
KY.
Son: 26 FEB 1821 Joseph R. Ross (2067); Liberty
Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 2 SEP 1822 Isaac Ross (1542); Liberty
Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Daughter: 12 MAR 1824 Martha Ross (1545); Liberty Twp.,
Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 8 JUN 1825 Jacob Ross (1541); Liberty
Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 6 AUG 1826 George Ross (1540); Liberty
Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Daughter: 14 MAY 1828 Sarah Jane Ross (1544); Liberty
Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 29 OCT 1829 Francis Marion Ross (1277);
Liberty Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 5 JUL 1832 Loranzo D. Ross (1221);
Liberty Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 16 JUL 1834 Benjamin Franklin Ross (2068);
Liberty Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Daughter: 9 MAY 1836 Mary Ann Ross (36); Liberty Twp.,
Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Son: 19 AUG 1839 Absalom J. Ross (9); Liberty
Twp., Big Springs (Marengo), Crawford, IN.
Daughter: circa __ ___ 1842 Adaline Ross (1023); IN. Not
certain about this relationship.
Marriage: 25 SEP 1843? Mary McCarty (35) (b. circa 1811,
d. after 1880); Liberty Twp., Marengo, Crawford, IN.
Son-Oth: after 18 SEP 1850 James D. Ross (1024); IN. Not
certain about this relationship.
Moved: 18 SEP 1850-24 NOV 1855 Ray Twp.,, Morgan, IN; Why did the family
move to Morgan County? What was the attraction? Some members of the Van Meter family
lived in Paragon during this time.
Death: 25 NOV 1867 Ray Twp., Paragon, Morgan, IN.
Burial: after 25 NOV 1867 Possibly Friendship Park
Cemetery, Ray Twp., Paragon, Morgan, IN.
Please email me directly with any information that you may have.
Many thanks!
John H. (Pete) Ross
Montrose, CO
pmross(a)frontier.net
Researching: Ross, Secrest, Sturm, Farr, Burkhart, Van Meter, Tretter
Civil War Webpage:
www.acw70indiana.com