“From These Roots We Came”

Since this site emphasizes the ancestry of Elmer Melvin Ross and Mary Ruth Long (my parents), I have today included a link to a ten generation pedigree with the known ancestors of these individuals. I am the initial person since in order to have both parents, one of their offspring must start the pedigree. […]

History and Migration of the Offspring of Robert Ross and His Wife, Martha.
As we continue to search for our ancestral connections and frequently find collateral cousins throughout many areas of the United States (mostly found through internet postings of gedcom files), we are attempting to touch on as many of these collateral relatives as we […]

After a three week illness and hospital stay, Elmer M. Ross (Ahnentafel # 2), one of the subjects of this blog, passed away on May 3, 2007. the following memorial presentation was made at the funeral by the Author, his son E. Lamar Ross. Tomorrow will be our first Christmas without “dad” and “papaw” […]