Joseph Ross and Catharine Kunkel

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Husband Joseph Ross ^{1 2}

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           Born: 14 Jul 1798 - Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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           Died: 26 Jan 1863 - Middletown, Dauphin Co, PA 3
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Wife Catharine Kunkel ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Dec 1803 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 2
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         Father: Christian Kunkel (1757-1823) 4 5
         Mother: Anna Maria Elizabeth Welshaur (1773-1862) 1

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Children

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1 M Christian Kunkel Ross ³

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           Born: 6 Nov 1823 3
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         Spouse: Annie Lewis (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 24 Jul 1862 3

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2 M Joseph Ross ³

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           Born: 11 Nov 1825 3
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         Spouse: Mary Bowman (      -      ) 3

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3 M William Carson Ross ³

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           Born: 15 Apr 1828 3
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         Spouse: Mary A. Rife (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 9 Mar 1858 3

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4 M Henry A. Ross ⁶

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           Born: 15 Aug 1830 6
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         Spouse: Mary A. Hartman (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 22 Jun 1871 - Vernal Bank, Chester Co, PA 6

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5 M John J. Ross ⁶

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           Born: 20 Aug 1832 6
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         Spouse: Lavinia A. Bunn (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 25 Dec 1860 6

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6 F Harriet Ann Ross ⁶

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           Born: 2 Oct 1834 6
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         Spouse: W. H. Beane, M.D. (      -      ) 6

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7 M George F. Ross ⁶

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           Born: 17 Apr 1837 6
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8 F Catherine E. Ross ⁶

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           Born: 11 Aug 1839 6
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9 M James Mackey Ross ⁶

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           Born: 4 Oct 1841 6
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         Spouse: Emma Terry (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 15 Oct 1878 - Magnolia, DE 6

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Ross

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At a proper age he went to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to learn the mercantile business. Afterwards he engaged in this occupation in that place, and then moved to Middletown, where he continued keeping store till near the close of his life. In the year 1824 he became acquainted with Rev. John Winebrenner, who visited Middletown to preach the Gospel, and under him became converted. At the first opportunity he identified himself with the Church of God, being one of the original members of that denomination in Middletown, where he continued to be among its most active workers until his death. His name appears as a ruling elder in the journal of the Fourth Annual Eldership, held at Middletown, December 25, 1833. He was licensed to preach at the Seventh Annual Eldership which convened at Churchtown, Cumberland County, November 5, 1836. At the time of his death he was a member of the board of publication, and treasurer of the General Eldership as well as treasurer of the East Pennsylvania Eldership. He traveled and labored in the ministry, at protracted and other meetings, "without money and without price," and was an eminently successful revival preacher. His liberality and benevolence were all well known at home, and in all the churches. His warmth of heart and affection made him beloved by all his acquaintances. He was a strict disciplinarian, and a great lover of order. Besides, he carried his religion into his business, being scrupulously truthful and honest in all his dealings, loving justice and hating sin in every form. He was devotedly attached to the doctrines of the Church of God, fearlessly defended them, and worked actively to establish them.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 514.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 358.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 362.

4 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 513.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 357.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 363.