Ross Family Cemetery, Cleburne, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/cemeteries/ross.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Linda S. Ayres ==================================================================== August 2006 Ross Family Cemetery Cleburne County Township 16, Range 10, Section 4 [This family moved to Benton County Alabama around 1837 from Edgefield South Carolina] [Site visited summer of 1996] Marked Graves: Ross, Frederick Jan 22, 1800 Jan 21, 1867 Ross, Nancy [Scurry] Sep 13, 1809 unreadable Ross, Mary Eugenia Feb 18, 1839 Feb 1, 1842 Ross, Andrew B Jan 8, 1841 Jul 25, 1860 Ross, Emma A Dec 25, 1851 Aug 18, 1866 [Children of Frederick Ross and Nancy Scurry] There are a few unmarked graves that are said to be graves of the Ross Family Slaves. In 1870 there is a Watt Ross African-American born 1824 in South Carolina and his family listed on the Cleburne County Census in Township 16, Range 10. 1850 Benton County Census: Ross, Fredrick 50SC Ross, Nancy 41SC Ross, John 19SC Ross, N.J 18SC [male] Ross, C.E. 17SC [female] Ross, S.A. 15SC [female] Ross, J.S. 13SC [Jeptha] Ross, A.B. 10AL [Andrew] Ross, F.E. 8AL [Frederick] Ross, N.B 5AL [Napoleon] Ross, M.E. 3AL [Martha]