James Ross and Family

James Ross and Family

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James Ross is the son of John Ross Jr. and Mary Tipton Ross. He was born September 10, 1831 in Harrison County, Ohio. He married Nancy Jane Pool on 15 February 1855. He died October 20, 1911 in Washington (State).

James and Nancy Jane Ross had four Children:

James and Nancy Ross lived in DeWitt, County, Illinois and possibly in Oregon. James Ross is the author of this letter to the War Department. about his grandfather, John Ross.

James Ross was admitted to the Orting, Washington Soldiers Home on four different occasions. His Son, Franklin (Frank) Ross may have lived in Tacoma, Washington in the late 1890s. James Ross may also have stayed for a time in the Veterns' Home of California.

James Ross was a Civil War vetern who served as a Private under Captain Davison's Company C 41st Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers. He enrolled on 13 July 1861 he was discharged in June 1862, most likely due to an injury he received in the war.

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