James Jackson Ross^{[1, 2, 3]}

1835 - 1909  (73 years)

• Name	James Jackson Ross
  Born	28 Nov 1835	Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Oct 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1860 Utah Territory, Utah, Provo Valley, Provo Post Office, 4 Oct 1860, page 423, Dwelling 3712, Family 2801 Jas A. Ross, head 25. Susan, wife 23. Children: Mary J., daughter 3. He is a herdsman. Value of personal property is $200. Jas and Susan were born in Tennessee; Mary J. was born in Utah. Next door to Melven and Rebecca Ross and Ephriam and Nay E. Smith.
  	Age: 25
  Census	1870	TBD Not known at this time
  Census	23 Jun 1880	Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [7]
  	Census 1880 Utah, Wasatch, Midway, 23 Jun 1880, SD 136, ED 91, Page 14 James J. Ross, head 44. Sarah C., wife 26. Children: Emma J., daughter 6; James I., son 4. James was born in Tennessee, Sarah in New Jersey. The children were born in Utah. His father was born in North Carolina, mother in Tennessee. Her parents were born in New Jersey. Next door to John and Mary M. Huber.
  	Age: 44
  Census	1900	TBD Not known at this time
  Died	2 May 1909	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA   [8]
  Buried	4 May 1909	Maeser Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Unitah, Utah, USA   [9, 10]
  		Headstone for James Jackson Ross
  		James Jackson Ross (1835 - 1909) - Find A Grave
  Obituary	7 May 1909  [11]
  	Death of a Pioneer, James J. Ross
  	Agency: Vernal Express Newspaper, 1908-05-07
  		Obituary for James J. Ross, Published in the Vernal Express Newspaper, 7 May 1909
  Death Certificate	27 May 1909	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA   [8]
  	Death certificate 00000903521 James Jackson Ross, born 26 Nov 1835 in Nashville, Tennessee; died 2 May 1909 in Gline Ward, South Ashley, Unitah, Utah. He was married at time of death; spouse unknown. Parents are Melvin Ross (not known) and unknown mother. He was a farmer. Informant is Isaac Ross, Vernal, Utah. Burial in Measer Cemetery, 4 May 1909. Undertaker Isaac Ross (acting), Vernal, Utah.
  	Age: 73
  	Cause: Mitrial insufficency
  		Death Certificate for James Jackson Ross, 1909, Vernal, Unitah, Utah, USA
  Person ID	I723	clanSoren | FRS101
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Lavernia Robey,   b. 15 Apr 1838, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 1862, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1857	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Children	+ 01. Sarah Jane Ross,   b. 7 Jan 1858, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1896, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA  (Age 38 years) + 02. Susan Matilda Ross,   b. 22 Mar 1860, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1948, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 88 years)   03. Luverina Virginia Ross,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1941, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Catherine Provost,   b. 28 May 1854, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1919, Gline, Unitah, Utah, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Abt 1867  [12]
  Children	01. Emma or Emily Jane Ross,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 1884  (Age 9 years)   02. James Isaac Ross,   b. 5 Dec 1876, Utah, USA ,   d. Apr 1967, Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F937	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S177] Immigration and Emigration, Utah Pioneers, 1847-1850 , (Ancestry) (Reliability: 3). Name: James Jackson Ross Age: 13 Birth Date: 28 Nov 1837 Company: Aaron Johnson Company SUP-Card Index of Utah Pioneers, 1847-1850 [S96] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch) (Reliability: 3). Traveling in the Aaron Jackson Company of 1850 are: James Andrew Ross (13), James Jackson Ross (14), Leah Lucinda Ross (8), Margaret Ann Ross (12), Mary Elizabeth Ross (5), Nancy Jane Ross (1), Rachel Smith Ross (26, wife of Thomas) and Thomas Ross (35). Traveling in the Benjamin Hawkins Company of 1850 where Isaac R. Ross (12), Melvin Ross (39), Permelia R. Ross (8), Rebecca Ross (33), Rebecca Ross (Infant), and Sarah J. Ross (4). The 1860 census reflects Melvin Ross and wife, Rebecca as living next door. Children: Isaac (22), Emma (18), Rebecca (12), Melven (10), John (6), and Ephm (5). [S119] Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Ancestry.com ) (Reliability: 3). Born Nov. 28, 1837. Came to Utah in 1850, Aaron Johnson Company. Indian War Veteran. Took part in Echo Canyon trouble. Farmer and Stock raiser. [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), Death certificate 00000903521 (Reliability: 3). Death certificate states he was born in 1835 [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, Per his obituary published in the Vernal Express Newspaper, 1908-05-07, James J. Ross was born in Nashville, Tennessee. (Reliability: 3). [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 889 (Reliability: 3). [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: 1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 336B; Enumeration District: 091. (Reliability: 3). [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), Death certificate 00000903521 (Reliability: 3). [S61] Utah State History Cemetery Burials Database, (http://cemeteries.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials) (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 87225595 (Reliability: 3). [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, Vernal Express Newspaper, 1908-05-07 (Reliability: 3). [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, Reference obituary of James J. Ross, published in the Vernal Express Newspaper, 1908-05-07 (Reliability: 3).