James Ross and Margaret Ewing

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Husband James Ross ¹

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           Born: 24 Apr 1791 1
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           Died: 7 Nov 1867 - Rossville, York Co, PA 2
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         Father: Maj. William Ross (1760-1821) 3
         Mother: Alice "Elsie" Mateer (1767-1828) 4

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Margaret Ewing ⁵

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         Father: William Ewing (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Ann McConaughy (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Ann Eliza Ross ²

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           Born: 3 Apr 1821 2
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           Died: 18 Jun 1906 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M William Ross ²

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           Born: 9 May 1823 - Rossville, York Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1904 2
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         Spouse: Sarah J. Hart (      -      ) 2

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3 M John Ross ²

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           Born: 8 Aug 1825 2
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           Died: 2 Dec 1872 2
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4 M James Ewing Ross ²

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           Born: 4 Jul 1828 - Rossville, York Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1 Sep 1889 - McKnightstown, Adams Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Eliza Cockling (      -      ) 2

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5 F Alice Jane Ross ²

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           Born: 21 May 1832 2
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           Died: 21 Nov 1850 2
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6 M Lemuel Ross ²

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           Born: 8 Sep 1835 2
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           Died: 20 Feb 1916 - Dillsburg, York Co, PA 7
         Buried:  - Quaker Burial Ground, Rossville, York Co, PA

         Spouse: Rachel Smith (      -1866) 7

         Spouse: Susan E. Baird (cal 1831-1915) 7

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General Notes: Husband - James Ross

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He succeeded his father in the tanning and leather business near Rossville, Pennsylvania, and was managing the Ross Tanneries at the time of the great flood in 1826 when the tanneries and saddlery shops were swept away by the rushing current, which swept madly through the country doing great damage to life and property.
He was postmaster at Rossville, director of the Poor, auditor for York County in 1852-3, a member of the Committee of Safety in 1861, and chairman for the Fifth District.
He took an active interest in the educational matters of his community and served as a director of the local schools from 1853 to the time of his death.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 57.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 72.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 50.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 56.

5 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 70.

6 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 55.

7 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 73.