Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameWilliam John Rossi
Birthabt 1820, Poland1,2
FatherIgnatz Rossi (~1800-)
MotherAgatha Rossi (~1800-)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH: Find a Grave1, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245029060
!BIRTH: FamilySearch2, William John Rossi, children Mary Susan Ross Binns (1856-1884), Martha E. Ross Southworth (1857-1933), Robert Dabney Ross (1859-1934), William Alexander Ross (1862-1937), Laura Melissa Ross Lowry (1864-1942), John Ross (1868- ), https://ancestors.familysearch.org/GHHF-CRT
!REFERENCE: 1850 Newport, KY, US Army enlistment, John Ross, age 32, engineer, born Warsaw, Poland
!NOTE: It is unclear if this 1850 record is for William John Rossi (note the occupation listed in the 1870 census).
!MARRIAGE: 03-Jul-1855 Hanover, VA marriages456, W. John Rossi (parents Ignatz and Agatha Rossi) and Lucy C. Layne (parents Albert and Susan Layne)
!REFERENCE: 25-Aug-1859 VA births232, for son Robt. D. Rossi, Wm. Jno. Rossi
!REFERENCE: 1862 Richmond, VA Confederate Army enlistment, John William Rosse
!NOTE: Again, it is unclear if this 1862 record is for William John Rossi.
!CENSUS: 25-Jul-1870 St. Peter's, New Kent, VA, 206/171, John W. Rosse, born Poland, children Susan Rosse, Martha Rosse, Robert Rosse, Alexander Rosse, Laura Rosse, John Rosse, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGT-MV8
!OCCUPATION: 1870 Gardner
!REFERENCE: 20-Dec-1885 Hanover, VA marriages456, for son Robert D. Ross to Alice C. Carter, Wm. Ross, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3H-5MG
Spouses
Birthabt 1836, Hanover, VA1,2
FatherAlbert Lane (~1805-1877)
MotherSusan Lane (~1816-~1843)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH: Find a Grave1, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245029114
!BIRTH: FamilySearch2, Lucy C. Lane, children Mary Susan Ross Binns (1856-1884), Martha E. Ross Southworth (1857-1933), Robert Dabney Ross (1859-1934), William Alexander Ross (1862-1937), Laura Melissa Ross Lowry (1864-1942), John Ross (1868- ), https://ancestors.familysearch.org/GHHF-FHR
!NOTE: First names include Lucy, Mary, Susan, Sue. Last name spellings include Layne and Lane.
!MARRIAGE: 03-Jul-1855 Hanover, VA marriages456, W. John Rossi (parents Ignatz and Agatha Rossi) and Lucy C. Layne (parents Albert and Susan Layne)
!REFERENCE: 25-Aug-1859 VA births232, for son Robt. D. Rossi, Lucy C.
!CENSUS: 25-Jul-1870 St. Peter's, New Kent, VA, 206/171, Lucy G. Rosse, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGT-MV8
!REFERENCE: 20-Dec-1885 Hanover, VA marriages456, for son Robert D. Ross to Alice C. Carter, Lucy C. Ross, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3H-5MG
!REFERENCE: 23-Jan-1934 Manchester, Chesterfield County, VA, deaths369, for son Robert Dabney Ross, Mary Sue Lane born Hanover, VA, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26057591#view-photo=163162148
!REFERENCE: 30-Jan-1937 Madison, Caroline, VA, deaths369, for son William Alexander Ross, Susan Lane born Hanover, VA, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147443142#view-photo=122584427
!REFERENCE: 08-May-1942 Beaverdam, Hanover County, VA, deaths369, for daughter Laura Lowry, Mary Lane born VA, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185143980#view-photo=163162945
Marriage3 Jul 1855, Hanover, VA456
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 03-Jul-1855 Hanover, VA marriages456, W. John Rossi (parents Ignatz and Agatha Rossi) and Lucy C. Layne (parents Albert and Susan Layne)
ChildrenWilliam Alexander (1862-1937)
Last Modified 6 Jan 2024Created 14 Apr 2024 https://willbraffitt.org/roots/
14 Apr 2024 https://willbraffitt.org/roots/