EH Ross Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Edward Hampton Ross

1825 - July 13, 1862

Born in KY in 1825. (Jones Roster indicates born in AL-taken from census.)
Probably married between 1850 and 1852 (see census records).
Moved to TX between 1853 and 1856 (see census records).
Resided at San Gabriel, Milam County, TX in 1860 with wife and six children; occupied as a stockraiser.

Enlisted with Company A at Houston, TX on September 25, 1861.
Elected 1st Corporal.
Killed at the courthouse in Murfreesboro, TN on July 13, 1862.

Also Identified As:
	Corl Ross
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(great-grand-daughter)
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Maryann b. ~1832
Children:
	Sarah Ross b. ~1852 David Ross b. ~1854 William Ross b. ~1856 John Ross b. 1859 Nancy Ross b. April or May 1860
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - MS, DeSoto County, Southern Division, Page 344, Dwelling 425, Family 425, (image 63/106)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Humphrey Hood	55	M		Farming	400	SC
	Judith Hood	41	F				SC
	Matthew Hood	22	M		Farming		AL
	Sarah Hood	19	F				AL
	Christopher Trout	94	M		Coopering [?]		SC
	E H Ross	21	M		Farming		AL

1860 Census - TX, Milam County, Western District, Page 60, Dwelling 487, Family 487, (image 73/92)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	E H Ross	32	M		Stock raiser	300	1700	AL
	Maryann Ross	28	F					MS
	Sarah [J.] Ross	8	F					MS
	David Ross	6	M					MS
	Wm Ross	4	M					TX
	Margaret Ross	3	F					TX
	John Ross	1	M					TX
	Nancy Ross	1/3	F					TX

1870:

Sarah Ross 18 MS living in MS with the Henderson Smith family (image 24/24) - could be our Sarah living with a relative
I could find no other Ross children - mother may have remarried and the entire family went by the second husband's name.

Related Links:
	E. H. Ross Letter, dated June 15, 1862 E. H. Ross, dated June 28, 1862 "By the Central Train," Galveston Weekly News, August 27, 1862
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Ross) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Ross) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Milam County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Milam County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Milam County, TX)

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