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Melvin Ross


Birth12 October 1810Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Melvin Ross, ID: LKVB-MHK.
Death19 November 1896Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas, United States
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     FamilySearch, Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885–1930 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database with images, FamilySearch, Melvin Ross, 19 November 1896; citing Arcadia, Crawford, Kansas, United States, p.37, no. 1380, “Crawford County, Death & Birth Record v. D,” Crawford County, Kansas, County Clerk; FHL microfilm 1404802.
Burial20 November 1896Bird Cemetery, Weir, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Melvin Ross, ID: LKVB-MHK.
FatherAndrew Jackson Ross
MotherMary Ann Kimmins
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   • Rebecca Smith
Married25 August 1834Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Melvin Ross and Rebecca Smith, ID: LKVB-MHK and ID: LKVB-MHC.
          Children:
               James Jackson Ross
               Isaac Richard Ross
               Martha Ross
               Emma Permelia Ann Ross
               George Kertner Ross
               Sarah Josephine Ross
               Rebecca Jane Ross
               Melvin Nephi Ross
               Ephraim Lehi Ross
               George Washington Ross


   • Nancy Margaret Smith
Married18 August 1852Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Melvin Ross and Nancy Margaret Smith, ID: LKVB-MHK and ID: K2MC-3WK.
          Children:
               John Thomas Ross


   • Martha Ann Nelson
Married14 March 1856Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Melvin Ross and Martha Ann Nelson, ID: LKVB-MHK and ID: KWJY-WFY.
          Children:
               Orpha Elvira Ross

Residences Label
• 1840Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
• 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Utah County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Lincoln Twp, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death & Burial Records Label
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Census Records Label
• 1840 Population CensusGibson County, TennesseeExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusUtah County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusProvo Valley, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusLincoln Township, Crawford, KansasExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Benjamin Hawkins CompanyView Source
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Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1850
       Arrival9 Sept 1850

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