Harriett Rebecca Ross 1865-1955

FREDERICK, GILHAM, WEBBER

Posted By: Gayle Van Dyke (email)
Date: 1/26/2015 at 11:34:09

Harriett Rebecca Ross, daughter of Louis and Rachel (Gilham) Webber was born in Marion County, Ohio on Sept. 16, 1865 and passed away at Clarinda, Iowa on November 3, 1955 at the age of 90 years, 1 month, and 17 days. She had been ill about a year and a half.

When just a child she moved with her parents to Iowa and settled in Wayne County, northeast of Corydon in Bethlehem township where she lived most of her life.

On March 12, 1844, at 18 years of age, she was married to William W. Ross (son of Hugh W. Ross and Phoebe Jane Green) and to this union 8 children were born. She was converted in her early years and united with the Baptist church.

Mrs. Ross was preceded in death by her husband (in 1928) and also by two sons, Everett and Verdon and one daughter, Naoma.

Survivors include four sons, Lewis of Fort Des Moines, Critt of Middletown, New York, Charles of Iron, Minnesota, Faa of Kansas City, Missouri, and one dau, Mrs. Fern Frederick of Denver, Colorado, 11 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. R.T. White of the Corydon Methodist Church at the Wolf Funeral Home with burial in the New York cemetery. Music furnished by Richard Hillyard and Mrs. Clayton Hillyard.