William Alfred Ross, 1878–1960 (aged 81 years)
- Name
- William Alfred /Ross/
- Given names
- William Alfred
- Surname
- Ross
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Birth
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Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 14793 Text: Informant: L. C. Ross [Los Charlie], his son. |
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Birth of a sister
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British Queen
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20th President of the United States
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21st President of the United States
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Death of a sister
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Burial of a sister
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Cemetery: Old Burnet Cemetery
Address: From the city of Burnet, go east on hwy 29 from hwy 281, go to the second stop light that is Rhomberg street, take a right go all the way down till it dead ends at Cemetery road, take a right and take first left on dirt road, Old Burnet cemetery is the cemetery on the right (west) side of the dirt road. Note: buried by her parents in the Old Burnet Cemetery |
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22nd President of the United States
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23rd President of the United States
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24th President of the United States
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25th President of the United States
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Military Beg
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Note: Enlisted as Private in Troop H, 1st Texas Cavalry, U.S. Army, three days after start of the Spanish-American War, to serve two years or during the war. He was stationed at Fort Brown, Texas and spent his next birthday shoeing horses. |
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Military End
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Address: Fort Sam Houston Note: discharged from service, "muster out of Regiment . . the said William Ross was born in Burnett in the State of Texas and when enrolled was 19 years of age, 5 ft. 6 in. high, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Auburn hair, and by occupation a Cowboy." |
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Marriage
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Source: Burnet County, Texas, Marriages
Note: on a Sunday |
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Birth of a daughter
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Birth of a daughter
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Citation details: certificate# 17823 Text: reported by A. Howell, Burnet Quality of data: certificate image |
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Death of a daughter
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Cause: Gastro Intesitis
Address: Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA
Source: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Citation details: certificate# 10170 Quality of data: certificate image |
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Burial of a daughter
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Cemetery: Old Burnet Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75031, Longitude: -98.21977. From the city of Burnet, go east on hwy 29 from hwy 281, go to the second stop light that is Rhomberg street, take a right go all the way down till it dead ends at Cemetery road, take a right and take first left on dirt road, Old Burnet cemetery is the cemetery on the right (west) side of the dirt road. Note: Willie Mable Ross, b. 12 Jun 1906, d. 12 Sep 1906, dau of W.A.and Mary. |
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Birth of a son
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Family census
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Address: Precinct 2 San Saba Road Burnet County, Texas, USA Citation details: page 8045 Note: in E.D. 120, hh 20-20 as William A. Ross, Age: 31, Head, Married: 7 years, TX-AL-KY, Laborer cedar yard; Wife: Mary A., Age: 28, Married: 7 years, Children borne: 3, Children living: 2, TX, Keeping house; Nellie L., Age: 5, Daughter, TX-TX-TX; Loss C., Age: 2, Son, TX-TX-TX. [nextdoor to John A. & Fannie Ross, his parents] |
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British King
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26th President of the United States
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27th President of the United States
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Birth of a daughter
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Note: a twin |
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Birth of a daughter
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Note: a twin. Her birth record uses the name Flossy May; her marriage record uses the name Flossie Mae. |
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28th President of the United States
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Death of a father
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Burial of a father
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Cemetery: Old Burnet Cemetery
Address: From the city of Burnet, go east on hwy 29 from hwy 281, go to the second stop light that is Rhomberg street, take a right go all the way down till it dead ends at Cemetery road, take a right and take first left on dirt road, Old Burnet cemetery is the cemetery on the right (west) side of the dirt road. Note: tombstone inscription: John Alfred Ross; Co. C; Texas; Cavalry; CSA [Capt Easley Mann's Regt; burial next to brother William E. Ross] |
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Birth of a son
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Death of a mother
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Cause: cancer Note: only sixteen months after applying for Confederate widow's pension, after an illness of "several months," according to her obituary in the Burnet Bulletin. The certificate of physician, J. L. Williamson, attached to her pension's Application for Mortuary Warrant, stated his opinion that her illness was caused by cancer. J. H. Stapp signed as undertaker. He was paid $30. |
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Burial of a mother
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Cemetery: Old Burnet Cemetery
Address: From the city of Burnet, go east on hwy 29 from hwy 281, go to the second stop light that is Rhomberg street, take a right go all the way down till it dead ends at Cemetery road, take a right and take first left on dirt road, Old Burnet cemetery is the cemetery on the right (west) side of the dirt road. Note: beside her husband |
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29th President of the United States
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Marriage of a daughter
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Address: Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA Citation details: pg 562 Quality of data: image Note: married by Morgan Morgaus, minister |
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30th President of the United States
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31st President of the United States
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Marriage of a daughter
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Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973
Citation details: Bk 1, pg 186 |
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Marriage of a son
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Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973
Citation details: Texas-EASy, Film# 1671495, Reference# Record#1 pg 280
Source: Reta Wilks Ross
Text: married by Walter Everett, a gospel minister and barber at his home in Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA. Citation details: Summer 1968 |
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Birth of a grandson
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Address: at home
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 24321
Source: Reta Wilks Ross
Citation details: Summer, 1968 family geneaology document Note: The Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 states his birth as 31 May 1932. His death certificate states that he was born on May 31, 1932. His tombstone inscription and his sister give the date as May 30, 1932. His mother gave the date as May 28, 1932, d. 6-31-1932, premature, lived 3 days. ("Reta very sick, never could remember much of this. In hospital 5 weeks, Scott & White at Temple, Texas.") |
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Death of a grandson
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Cause: Icterus/Prematurely born
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Text: Informant: W. A. Ross, Burnet, Texas [his grandfather] Citation details: Certificate # 24321 Note: Dr. J. L. Williamson stated on the death certificate that he attended the deceased from May 31, 1932 to June 3, 1932 and that he last saw him alive on June 3, 1932 with death occurring at 5:10 p.m. His tombstone inscription and his sister give the date of death as June 2, 1932. |
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Burial of a grandson
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Cemetery: Old Burnet Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75096, Longitude: -98.21949. From the city of Burnet, go east on hwy 29 from hwy 281, go to the second stop light that is Rhomberg street, take a right go all the way down till it dead ends at Cemetery road, take a right and take first left on dirt road, Old Burnet cemetery is the cemetery on the right (west) side of the dirt road. Text: Informant: W. A. Ross, Burnet, Texas [his grandfather] Note: tombstone inscription: Don Allen; Ross; May 30, 1932; June 2, 1932 [burial by his great grandparents Ross] |
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British King
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32nd President of the United States
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Birth of a grandson
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Note: Born at home
Note: Ols Spelling Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA |
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Marriage of a daughter
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Source: Texas Marriages, 1837 - 1973
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: page 37 Citation details: certificate# 36492 Note: at home |
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British King
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Marriage of a son
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Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: page 37 Note: The Texas Birth Index lists mother as Reta Vera Wilks instead of Reta Vird Wilks. |
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British King
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33rd President of the United States
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British Queen
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34th President of the United States
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Marriage of a grandson
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Address: Church of Christ, Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA. |
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Death
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Address: 1006 East Pecan
Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA Cause of death: Coronary Occlusion/Heart failure
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 14793 Text: Informant: L. C. Ross [Los Charlie], his son. |
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Burial
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Address: Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 30.75096, Longitude: -98.21949
Cemetery: Burnet City Cemetery Note: tombstone inscription: William Alfred Ross; TRP H; 1 Regt; Texas Cav.; SP Am War; Sept. 19, 1878; March 31, 1960. |
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1841–1917
Birth: February 3, 1841
— Perry, Alabama, USA Death: April 7, 1917 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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| mother |
1850–1918
Birth: April 17, 1850
— Longing, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA Death: August 15, 1918 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — September 6, 1877 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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13 months
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1878–1960
Birth: September 19, 1878
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: March 31, 1960 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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3 years
younger sister |
1881–1882
Birth: March 8, 1881
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: October 15, 1882 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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1878–1960
Birth: September 19, 1878
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: March 31, 1960 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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1881–1968
Birth: November 17, 1881
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— Waelder, Gonzales, Texas, USA Death: December 11, 1968 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — October 26, 1902 — Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, USA |
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2 years
daughter |
1904–1994
Birth: November 14, 1904
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: November 30, 1994 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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19 months
daughter |
1906–1906
Birth: June 16, 1906
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— Burnet, Texas, USA Death: September 11, 1906 — Burnet, Texas, USA |
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16 months
son |
1907–1977
Birth: October 6, 1907
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: October 2, 1977 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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3 years
daughter |
1911–1998
Birth: January 12, 1911
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: August 16, 1998 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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1911–1998
Birth: January 12, 1911
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: August 8, 1998 — Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA |
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7 years
son |
1918–1982
Birth: March 3, 1918
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— Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA Death: October 1982 — Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
| Birth |
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 14793 Text: Informant: L. C. Ross [Los Charlie], his son. |
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| Military Beg |
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 14793 |
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| Marriage |
Source: Burnet County, Texas, Marriages
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| Family census |
Citation details: page 8045 |
| Death |
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 14793 Text: Informant: L. C. Ross [Los Charlie], his son. |
| Burial |
Source: Texas Death Certificate
Citation details: Certificate # 14793 |
| Military Beg |
Enlisted as Private in Troop H, 1st Texas Cavalry, U.S. Army, three days after start of the Spanish-American War, to serve two years or during the war. He was stationed at Fort Brown, Texas and spent his next birthday shoeing horses. |
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| Military End |
discharged from service, "muster out of Regiment . . the said William Ross was born in Burnett in the State of Texas and when enrolled was 19 years of age, 5 ft. 6 in. high, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Auburn hair, and by occupation a Cowboy." |
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on a Sunday |
| Family census |
in E.D. 120, hh 20-20 as William A. Ross, Age: 31, Head, Married: 7 years, TX-AL-KY, Laborer cedar yard; Wife: Mary A., Age: 28, Married: 7 years, Children borne: 3, Children living: 2, TX, Keeping house; Nellie L., Age: 5, Daughter, TX-TX-TX; Loss C., Age: 2, Son, TX-TX-TX. [nextdoor to John A. & Fannie Ross, his parents] |
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tombstone inscription: William Alfred Ross; TRP H; 1 Regt; Texas Cav.; SP Am War; Sept. 19, 1878; March 31, 1960. |
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Media object
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Note: ages 70 and 67 |
