He was born in 1846/47 (3 (18 in 1865), 7 (14 in 1860), 8 (3 in 1850)). He was born in Pennsylvania (3, 7, 8). He was born to Gibson Ross and (probably) Anna [unknown family name] (5, 7, 8).
In 1850, he was living in Upper Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with Gibson and Anna Ross (presumably his parents), and with Sarah Ross (presumably his sibling) (8).
In 1860, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Gilson and Anna Ross (presumably his parents), and with Sarah, Elmira, Adaline, Susan, Edwin, and Frances Ross (presumably his siblings) (7). He had attended school within the year (7).
When he enlisted, he was a mason (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (3).
He was a substitute (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 24 March 1865 (1, 3). He was enlisted at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (3). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 9).
He died on 12 June 1865 at the division hospital, in Washington, DC, of typhoid fever (1, 2, 4, 6). He was a private, in company H (9). He was buried in the National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (1).
On 7 December 1900, his father, Gibson E Ross, unsuccessfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 6).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (William A Ross)
2 company H, register of deaths (William A Ross)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #152 (William A Ross)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 13 June 1865 (Privt Ross)
5 pension index, by name (William A Ross)
6 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (William A Ross)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township (post office Bendersville), microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 422 = 76 handwritten (William Ross)
8 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Upper Dickinson Township, microfilm series M432, film 772, page 119 = 238 handwritten (William Ross)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William A Ross)
| line | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Dwellings visited | 348 | |||
| Families visited | 350 | |||
| Name | Gibson Ross | Anna Ross | William Ross | Sarah A Ross |
| Age | 28 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Mason | |||
| Real estate owned | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling number | 534 | ||||||||
| Family number | 551 | ||||||||
| Name | Gilson Ross | Anna " | William " | Sarah A. " | Elmira I. " | Adaline " | Susan " | Edwin " | Frances " |
| Age | 35 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | f | f | m | f |
| Color | |||||||||
| Occupation | M Mason | ||||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 700 | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 250 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Pennsylvania] | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |