James Henry Ross

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: 15 October 1866
Died: 19 September 1954
Parents: Charles Ross and Margaret McDonald
Marriage 1: 25 December 1891
Marriage 2: 04 June 1913 Emily E. King
Occupation: Farmer at Codrington

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

James Henry Ross1
M, #4209, b. 15 October 1866, d. 19 September 1954
Father*: Charles Ross b. 9 Apr 1831, d. 17 Oct 1911
Mother*: Margaret McDonald b. 25 Oct 1842, d. 11 Feb 1934
Birth*: 15 October 1866; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Oct 15 1866 per Memorial. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Oct 15 1866 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Marriage*: 25 December 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: James Henry Ross, 24; Res: Brighton Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; farmer; Parents: Charles Ross & Margaret McDonald; married Martha Irean Valleau, 28; Res: Brighton Twp.; Born: ?; Parents: Jesse Valeau & Almira Huff; Witnesses: Wilfred Valleau, Percy & Mary Ross, Righton Twp.; Date: Dec 25,1891; at Brighton Twp.; He was Presbyterian, she Methodist; by Rev. D Sulkenum??; Principal=Martha Irena "Irene" Valleau9
Marriage*: 4 June 1913; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010867: Groom: James Henry Ross; Age: 45; Res & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: widower; Occ: farmer; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Charles Ross, farmer & Margaret McDonald; Bride: Emma E. King; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: single; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Manly King, farmer & Mary E. Bush; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ames, Codrington; Performed by: Rev. J. G. Lewis, Warkworth; Date: June 4, 1913; Place: Brighton Twp.; Reg'd: Brighton, May 31, 1913; Reg'r.: W. W. Porte, Registrar (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010867-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Emily E. "Emma" King10
Death*: 19 September 1954; Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Entered Into Rest; Ross, James H. - At Campbellford Memorial Hospital, Sunday, September 18, 1954, James Henry Ross, in his 88th year, beloved husband of Emma King, loving fahter of Bertha (Mrs. R. M. Potter), Leeta (Mrs. C. Plumpton) both of Warkworth, Charles, George and Nellie (Mrs. Carman Ruttan) all of Codrington. Resting at his late residence, Brighton Township, for funeral service, Tuesday at 2:30 pm, Rev. T. K. Smits officiating. Interment Clarke's Cemetery, Codrington." (per The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metro Toronto Reference Library, Nov 2007)
Date Sep 19 1954 per Burial2,11
Burial*: 22 September 1954; Clark Burying Ground, Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Stone shows: James H. Ross, Born Oct 15 1866, Died Sep 19 1954, Martha Irene Valleau, Born ? ?, died Sep 29 1911, Their daughter Minnie Irean, Died Sep 17 1918?, Aged 14 ?
CEMSearch: Name: James H. Ross; Born: 1866-10-15; Died: 1954-09-19; Notes: H/O Marty Irean Valleau; Buried: The Clark's Burying Ground Cemetery, located in the county of Northumberland in Brighton township on Conc 10 Lot 3.; There are 4 other names on the same stone: Emma King, George R. Ross (1906-1960), Marty Irean Ross (Valleau) (1871-1911), Minnie Irean Ross ( -1912)
Clark's Burying Ground Cemetery, Lot 3 Conc 10, Brighton Twp.
Tweedsmuir Histories: "A gray upright stone is erected to the memory of James Ross, 1866-1954, his wife Marthy Irean Valleau, 1871-1911, his daughter Minnie Irean, 1899-1913, a son George, 1906-1960, and Jas.' second wife Emma King, 1875-1963"2,12
Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Charles Ross6
Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Charles Ross13
Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Charles Ross14
Census*: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1901 Census: Ross, James H., 34, b. Ont. r. 15 Oct 1866, Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Martha J., 30, b. Ont. r. 19 Mar 1871, French, married; Bertha, 8, b. Ont. r. 23 Jan 1893, Scot.; Lecta M., 5, b. 21 Aug 1895; Mary I, 3, b. 29 Mar 1898 (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-6, pg. 5, line 3 - ancestry.com)15
Note*: 1909; Mount Olivet School, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Trustee - Jas. Ross. Per Tweedsmuir Histories11
Census: 3 June 1911; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1911 Census: Ross, james, 45, b. Ont. oct. 1866, Scot., Pres., farmer, married; Irene, 41, b. Ont., Mar 1871, Scot., Pres., married; Bertha, 17, b. Jan 1893, daughter; Leta, 14, b. Aug 1896, daughter; Minnie, 11, b. March 1899, daughter; Charles, 7, b. Jan 1904, son; George, 3, b. Aug 1907, son (1911 Census Image on Archive Canada Web Site: Codrington, page 3, line 10)(Conc 5, Lot 36)8
Residence*: 3 June 1911; Conc 8, Lot 36, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 5, Lot 36, Brighton Twp.8
Census: 13 June 1921; Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 54 at 1921 Census: Ross, James, 54, b. Ont., p.b. Scot. & Ont., Pres., farmer, married; Emily, 45, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., married; Charles, 16?, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Scot, Pres.; George, 15; Nellie, 4; Poole, Wm., 88, b. Scot., p.b. Scot., immig. 1841, Pres., School Master, widower (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 6, pg. 6, line 36 - Village of Codrington - ancestry.com)5
Residence: 31 January 1929; Conc 8 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 12509) show that Alciberis Van Blaricom sold part of the center part of the North 12 acres of Lot 3, Conc. 8 to Robert Barrett Ryckman, Alciberis Van Blaricom, John Kemp, Maurice Ames, John Dinner, Grant Goodfellow, William Goodfellow, James Henry Ross, Harry Reddom, Kenneth Gladstone Ames, Harper Peister, Trustees of Codrington Congregation of the Untied Church of Canada. ITS Date Jan 31 1929. Reg'd. Date Sep 25 1936.16
Note: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; James Ross appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)17
Residence: 6 April 1948; Conc 9 Lot 3, Brighton Twp., Codrington, Lot 11, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13834) show that James H. Ross purchased Codrington Village Lot 11, Block A, 1/2 acre in SE pt of Lot 3, Conc 9, from Jessie M. Fowler. ITS Date Apr 6 1948.16
Family 1: Martha Irena "Irene" Valleau b. 18 Mar 1871, d. 29 Sep 1911
Marriage*: 25 December 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n: James Henry Ross, 24; Res: Brighton Twp.; Born: Brighton Twp.; farmer; Parents: Charles Ross & Margaret McDonald; married Martha Irean Valleau, 28; Res: Brighton Twp.; Born: ?; Parents: Jesse Valeau & Almira Huff; Witnesses: Wilfred Valleau, Percy & Mary Ross, Righton Twp.; Date: Dec 25,1891; at Brighton Twp.; He was Presbyterian, she Methodist; by Rev. D Sulkenum??; Principal=Martha Irena "Irene" Valleau9
Bertha Irena Ross+ b. 23 Jan 1893, d. 1982
Leta Mildred Ross+ b. 21 Aug 1895, d. 28 Mar 1981
Mary Irena "Minnie" Ross b. 29 Mar 1898, d. 17 Sep 1913
Charles Valleau Ross+ b. 16 Jan 1904, d. 29 Dec 1970
George Raymond Ross b. 6 Aug 1906, d. 30 Aug 1960
Family 2: Emily E. "Emma" King b. 5 Dec 1875, d. 22 Jul 1963
Marriage*: 4 June 1913; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010867: Groom: James Henry Ross; Age: 45; Res & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: widower; Occ: farmer; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: Charles Ross, farmer & Margaret McDonald; Bride: Emma E. King; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp.; Status: single; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Manly King, farmer & Mary E. Bush; Wit.: Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ames, Codrington; Performed by: Rev. J. G. Lewis, Warkworth; Date: June 4, 1913; Place: Brighton Twp.; Reg'd: Brighton, May 31, 1913; Reg'r.: W. W. Porte, Registrar (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010867-1913, ancestry.com); Principal=Emily E. "Emma" King10
Nellie Belle Ross+ b. 9 Jan 1917, d. 14 Jan 1998
Citations
Middle name per marriage reg'n.
[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S121] Unknown author, 1921 Census.
[S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, 008274.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, 010867 - 1912.
[S52] Unknown location, Tweedsmuir Histories; unknown film.
[S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 14.
[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 24.
[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 34.
[S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository.

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