Dorothea A. Crouch 5 (William H.4, Hardine 3, John 2, Richard 1) born November 13, 1850 , Montgomery County, Tennessee, died September 29, 1919 with burial in Grace Chapel Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN; married Edward Baker Ross in 1870, Montgomery Co. Tn.. He was born March 5, 1840. [1]
The children of Edward Baker Ross and Dorothea A. Crouch were:
Children
1. Margaret Ross 6 born 1872 in Montgomery Co.,, TN2. Barbara Ross 6 born 1880 in Montgomery Co.,, TN
3. John Walton Ross 6 born 10 Jan 1883 in Montgomery Co.,, TN
4. George Edward (Ted) Ross 6 born 3 Apr 1889 in Montgomery Co.,, TN
5. Dorothy Ross 6 born
6. Marion Ross 6 born 1885 in Montgomery Co.,, T
[1] From: Cabins to Castles - Montgomery County, Tn.
303 JAMES ROSSJames Ross was the son of Elder Reuben Ross the well known pioneer Baptist minister in Tennessee and Kentucky. Elder Ross, who was born May 9,1776 in Martin County, North Carolina, married Milly Yarrell, who was born on April 1,1782. She was the daughter of Matthew Yarrell, who was born circa 1753, and who died on January 27,1892 in Montgomery County.
In the early 1800's, the Reuben Ross family came to Montgomery County and settled for a short time in the Port Royal area. Later he became a Baptist minister with the Red River Association. In March 1810, he accepted the pastorate at the Spring Creek Baptist Church in the St. Bethlehem community and remained there about 29 years. He was one of the first Baptist ministers to visit Clarksville and hold services. In 1831 he agreed to give one Sunday a month to the Baptist congregation in Clarksville that was a branch of the Spring Creek Baptist Church. They met at the courthouse on the square in Clarksville and at a later courthouse before Clarksville Baptists had a formal church building. Reuben Ross died January 28,1860 and was buried beside his wife, who died June 2,1847, in the Ross Cemetery.
James Ross, who was born September 3,1801, in Martin County, North Carolina, married Mary D. Barker, daughter of Charles and Barbara Barker, who was born March 12,1806. James Ross attended the private classical school of John D. Tyler and became a schoolteacher. He once taught at the Masonic College in Clarksville. James Ross, who died March 14,1879 and his wife, who died September 19,1859, are buried in the Meriwether Cemetery.
James Ross' son, Edward Barker Ross was born March 5,1840. He was a lay minister and principal founder of White's Chapel in the Rossview community. In 1871 he married Dorothy Crouch, daughter of William Crouch of Sango, who was born November 13,1850. Edward B. Ross died December 1911 and his wife died September 1919 and they are buried in White's Chapel Cemetery.
Another son of James Ross, Dr. James W. Ross, who was born in 1843, served with Dr. Reed and Dr. Gorgas in Cuba and in the Panama Canal Zone and became an expert on yellow fever. Dr. J.W. Ross died February 8,1920 in California.
Dr. John W. Ross, son of Edward Barker Ross Sr., was born January 10,1883. He married Helen Calhoun Danforth of Massachusetts. Around 1916 he and his family moved to Clarksville where he practiced medicine at 304 Franklin Street. He died October 22,1962.
Another son of E.B. Ross Sr., Edward Barker (Ted) Ross Jr., also became a physician and practiced in Clarksville. He was born April 3,1889 and married Catherine Dahin. He served as a Captain in World War II and died August 16,1948.
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