Randall Buchanan's
GENEALOGY JUNCTION
tracking down the Ross family line

DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN ROSS

It is suspected, but not yet proven, that these are the children of Stephen Ross;


GENERATION NO. 1

1.. Stephen Ross (Reuben) was born 24 Jul 1776 in South Carolina, and died Bef. 13 Dec 1842 in South Carolina.
He married (1) Sarah Baxter 04 Mar 1800 in prob Clarendon County, South Carolina.
She died Bef. 1820 in South Carolina.
He married (2) Elizabeth Huggins 1823 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.
She died 01 Jun 1846 in South Carolina.

Children of Stephen Ross and Sarah Baxter are:

2 Priscilla Ann Ross, born 20 Nov 1800.
3 Nathaniel Marion Ross, born 21 Feb 1802 in South Carolina; died 12 Apr 1881 in Mississippi.
4 Stephen Ross II, born 1804 in South Carolina; died 1883 in Burke County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth S. Ross.
5 John M. Ross, born Abt. 1806.
6 Elizabeth Hanna Ross, born 30 May 1810 in South Carolina; died 05 Jul 1884 in Mississippi.
7 Sarah Louisa Ross, born 05 Aug 1812 in Sumpter Parish, South Carolina; died 08 May 1899 in Mason County, Texas.
8 Benjamin Arthur Ross, born Abt. 1815 in Sumpter Parish, South Carolina; died 28 Feb 1890 in Atlanta, Georgia.
9 Mary Sims Ross, born 08 Apr 1817 in South Carolina; died 22 Nov 1862 in Marion County, Mississippi.
10 Francis M. Ross, born Abt. 1819 in South Carolina; died Jan 1870 in Cherokee County, Texas.


Children of Stephen Ross and Elizabeth Huggins are:

11 Martha Jane Ross, born Abt. 1828 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.
12 Moses Glen Ross, born Abt. 1830 in Abbeville County, South Carolina;
died Aft. 19 Mar 1855 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He married Mary Lucinda LeRoy.
13 Isabella Ann Ross, born Abt. 1833 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.


GENERATION NO. 2


3..Nathaniel Marion Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born 21 Feb 1802 in South Carolina, and died 12 Apr 1881 in Mississippi.
He married Mariah C. LNU. She was born Bet. 1794 - 1798 in South Carolina, and died Bet. 1860 - 1880 in Mississippi.

1850 Census - Marion County, Mississippi
N. M. Ross 50 M farmer North Carolina
M. Ross 52 F North Carolina
S. Carr 17 F Mississippi
Thomas Carr 9/12 M Mississippi

1860 Census - Marion County, Mississippi
Nathaniel Ross 58 M farmer South Carolina
Mariah C. Ross 66 F South Carolina
Elizabeth Drummond 50 F Mississippi
Thomas Carr 10 M Mississippi

Children of Nathaniel Ross and Mariah LNU are:
14 Augustus B. Ross, born 30 Jan 1829 in Marion County, Mississippi; died 08 Sep 1836 in Marion County, Mississippi.
15 S. Ross, born Abt. 1833 in Mississippi.


5. John M. Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1806. He married (1) Martha Day 24 Jan 1826.
He married (2) Tennessee Cross 03 Feb 1836.

Children of John Ross and Martha Day are:
16 Mary Agnes Ross, born 03 Nov 1826; died 14 Oct 1827.
17 Sarah Nicey Ross, born 25 Sep 1832.


6. Elizabeth Hanna Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born 30 May 1810 in South Carolina, and died 05 Jul 1884 in Mississippi.
She married Johnathan Drummond. He died Bet. 1840 - 1850 in South Carolina.

Child of Elizabeth Ross and Johnathan Drummond is:
18 Benjamin Drummond, born Abt. 1840 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.


7. Sarah Louisa Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born 05 Aug 1812 in Sumpter Parish, South Carolina, and died 08 May 1899 in Mason County, Texas.
She married William Seals Newsom 31 May 1828 in Marion County, Mississippi, son of Frederick Newsom and Elizabeth May.
He was born 19 May 1809 in Amite County, Mississippi, and died 23 Mar 1888 in Pontotoc, Mason County, Texas.

1850 Census - Pike County, Mississippi
William S. Newsom 41 M farmer Mississippi
Sarah L. Newsom 39 F South Carolina
Edwin Newsom 19 M farm hand Mississippi
Cammelia Newsom 15 F Mississippi
Mary Newsom 14 F Mississippi
Joseph T. Newsom 14 M Mississippi
James M. Newsom 10 M Mississippi
John W. Newsom 8 M Mississippi
Sarah B. Newsom 6 F Mississippi
Nathaniel M. Newsom 4 M Mississippi
Daniel T. Newsom 2 M Mississippi
Francis J. Newsom 6/12 F Mississippi

1860 Census - Franklin County, Mississippi
W. S. Newsom 51 M farmer Mississippi
Sarah Newsom 49 F domestic South Carolina
James Newsom 20 M farm laborer Mississippi
John Newsom 18 M farm laborer Mississippi
Baxter Newsom 16 M farm laborer Mississippi
Nathaniel Newsom 14 M Mississippi
Taylor Newsom 13 M Mississippi

Children of Sarah Ross and William Newsom are:
19 Edwin Newsom, born Abt. 1831 in Pike County, Mississippi.
20 Cammelia Newsom, born Abt. 1835 in Pike County, Mississippi. She married William Burkhalter.
21 Mary Newsom, born Abt. 1836 in Pike County, Mississippi; died Bet. 1860 - 1870.
22 Joseph T. Newsom, born Abt. 1836 in Pike County, Mississippi.
23 James M. Newsom, born Abt. 1840 in Pike County, Mississippi.
24 John W. Newsom, born Abt. 1842 in Pike County, Mississippi.
25 Sarah Baxter "Olive" Newsom, born 15 Apr 1844 in Pike County, Mississippi; died 18 Jun 1926.
26 Nathaniel M. Newsom, born Abt. 1846 in Pike County, Mississippi.
27 Daniel Taylor Newsom, born 27 Dec 1847 in Pike County, Mississippi; died 22 Oct 1931 in Brady, Texas.
28 Francis J. Newsom, born Abt. 1850 in Pike County, Mississippi.
29 Parthenia S. Newsom, born Abt. 1852 in Mississippi.


8. Benjamin Arthur Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1815 in Sumpter Parish, South Carolina, and died 28 Feb 1890 in Atlanta, Georgia.
He married Elizabeth Brooks Mabry 06 Jun 1843 in Edgefield, South Carolina.
She was born 1824 in Cokesbury, Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died 1895 in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas.

Children of Benjamin Ross and Elizabeth Mabry are:
30 Stephen Mabry Ross, born 06 Jan 1845 in Cokesbury, Abbeville County, South Carolina; died 23 Oct 1926 in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas.
He married (1) Zulieme Araminta Burnett Bef. 1867; born 23 Jul 1846 in Phoenix, Edgefield County, South Carolina; died 24 Jan 1893 in Newton, Mississippi.
He married (2) Anna Celeste Bledsoe Aft. 1900; born in Mississippi.
31 Charlotte Ross, born Abt. 1847.
32 Mary Ross, born Abt. 1849.
33 Nina Ross, born Abt. 1850 in Edgefield, South Carolina. She married James McCracken 31 Dec 1872 in Edgefield, South Carolina; born in Abbeville County, South Carolina.
34 Elizabeth Mary Ross, born Jul 1856 in Edgefield, South Carolina.
35 Agnes I. Ross, born 10 Aug 1858. She married Elias Lake Tolbert; born 1847 in South Carolina; died 1926 in South Carolina.
36 Benjamin Arthur Ross II, born Abt. 1863.
37 Samuel H. Ross, born Oct 1869 in South Carolina.


9. Mary Sims Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born 08 Apr 1817 in South Carolina, and died 22 Nov 1862 in Marion County, Mississippi.
She married (1) William B. Buchanan III 15 Apr 1841 in Old 96/Abbeville District, South Carolina, son of William Buchanan and Parmelia Arnold.
He was born 1819 in South Carolina, and died 06 Sep 1855 in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
She married (2) William M. Gilbert 07 Jan 1856 in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. He died Abt. 1859.

Children of Mary Ross and William Buchanan are:
38 William Stephen Buchanan, born 1842 in Abbeville Parish, South Carolina; died 25 Jan 1900 in Marion County, Mississippi.
39 Sarah E. Buchanan, born Oct 1843 in Abbeville District, South Carolina.
40 Mary Elizabeth Wickeron Buchanan, born 16 Sep 1844 in Abbeville District, South Carolina; died 01 Nov 1902 in Jayess, Lawrence County, Mississippi.
41 James Thomas Buchanan, born 13 Aug 1849 in Abbeville District, South Carolina; died 18 Dec 1925 in Lamar County, Mississippi.
42 Andrew Hartzog Buchanan, born 28 Jan 1854 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana; died 12 Nov 1928 in Marion County, Mississippi.

(for more on this line, go to the Buchanan page)

10. Francis M. Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1819 in South Carolina, and died Jan 1870 in Cherokee County, Texas.
He married Rebecca Williams. She was born Abt. 1831 in Mississippi, and died Apr 1870 in Cherokee County, Texas.
Francis resided in Vernon, Jackson Parish LA, Jan. 1866


Children of Francis Ross and Rebecca Williams are:
43 Mary V. Ross, born Abt. 1848 in Louisiana.
44 Stephen Ross, born Abt. 1849 in Louisiana.
45 Nathaniel Ross, born 1852 in Louisiana.
46 Robert B. Ross, born Abt. 1854 in Louisiana.
47 Martha E. Ross, born Abt. 1856 in Louisiana.
48 William L. Ross, born Abt. 1858 in Louisiana.
49 Albert B. Ross, born Abt. 1861 in Louisiana.
50 Francis Marion Ross, born Abt. 1863 in Louisiana.
51 Samantha J. Ross, born Abt. 1865 in Louisiana.
52 Doctor Jose Ross, born 1867 in Texas.


11. Martha Jane Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1828 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. She married Henry M. Quattlebaum.

Children of Martha Ross and Henry Quattlebaum are:
53 J. E. Quattlebaum, born Abt. 1847.
54 J. C. A. Quattlebaum, born Abt. 1849.


13. Isabella Ann Ross (Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1833 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.
She married Marcus A. Crews, son of Stanley Crews. He was born Abt. 1829 in South Carolina.

Children of Isabella Ross and Marcus Crews are:
55 Anna Crews, born Abt. 1856.
56 Stanley R. Crews, born Abt. 1859.


GENERATION NO. 3

15. S. Ross (Nathaniel Marion, Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1833 in Mississippi. She married FNU Carr.

Child of S. Ross and FNU Carr is:
57 Thomas Carr, born 1850 in Mississippi.


18. Benjamin Drummond (Elizabeth Hanna Ross, Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1840 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.
He married Mary LNU. She was born Abt. 1847 in Arkansas.

Children of Benjamin Drummond and Mary LNU are:
58 Virginia S. Drummond, born Abt. 1866 in Mississippi.
59 Claria Drummond, born Abt. 1875 in Mississippi.
60 Thomas Drummond, born Abt. 1878 in Mississippi.


21. Mary Newsom (Sarah Louisa Ross, Stephen, Reuben) was born Abt. 1836 in Pike County, Mississippi, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870.
She married Robert McGregor Bet. 1850 - 1856. He was born Abt. 1832 in Louisiana, and died Bet. 1860 - 1870.

Children of Mary Newsom and Robert McGregor are:
61 William M. McGregor, born Abt. 1856 in Mississippi.
62 Andrew J. J. McGregor, born Abt. 1857 in Mississippi.
63 James T. McGregor, born Abt. 1859 in Mississippi.


25. Sarah Baxter "Olive" Newsom (Sarah Louisa Ross, Stephen, Reuben) was born 15 Apr 1844 in Pike County, Mississippi, and died 18 Jun 1926.
She married Lycurgus Blackburn Earnest Bet. 1869 - 1875. He was born 31 Aug 1845 in Alabama, and died 31 Oct 1936.

Children of Sarah Newsom and Lycurgus Earnest are:
64 Louisa Earnest, born Abt. 1875 in Texas.
65 Camilla Agnes Earnest, born 19 Nov 1876 in Texas; died 20 Feb 1960.
66 Laura Bell Earnest, born 05 Apr 1878 in Texas; died 09 Mar 1956. She married FNU Ake Bef. 1900; died Bef. 1900.
67 Mary Parthenia Earnest, born 21 Nov 1881 in Texas; died 10 Sep 1882.
68 Joseph S. Earnest, born Mar 1880 in Texas.
69 Lycurgus Earnest II, born Abt. 1884 in Texas.
70 Francis E. Earnest, born Abt. 1886 in Texas.
71 Florence Earnest, born Abt. 1889 in Texas.


27. Daniel Taylor Newsom (Sarah Louisa Ross, Stephen, Reuben) was born 27 Dec 1847 in Pike County, Mississippi, and died 22 Oct 1931 in Brady, Texas.
He married Arminta Pinson 24 Oct 1875 in Hood County, Texas, daughter of Harvey Pinson and Mary Hudgins.
She was born 1857 in Smith County, Texas, and died 13 Nov 1878 in Hood County, Texas.

Child of Daniel Newsom and Arminta Pinson is:
72 Mary Florence Newsom, born 10 Nov 1877 in Hood County, Texas; died 16 Jul 1958 in San Angelo, Texas.
She married George Peel 20 Jul 1892 in Mason County, Texas; born 13 Mar 1873 in Martin County, North Carolina; died 28 Nov 1969 in Brady, Texas.


52. Doctor Jose Ross (Francis M., Stephen, Reuben) was born 1867 in Texas. He married Susie LNU. She was born Abt. 1868 in Texas.

Children of Doctor Ross and Susie LNU are:
107 Albert Ross, born Abt. 1901 in Texas.
108 Lelia Ross, born Abt. 1903 in Texas.
109 Robert Ross, born Abt. 1906 in Texas.
110 Elveria Ross, born Abt. 1909 in Texas.

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