Obit: Ross, Henry (1871 - 1928)
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Surnames: ROSS
GILLARD BATES SCOTT MORTON SAMPLE ----Source:
NEILLSVILLE PRESS (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 01/26/1928 Ross, Henry (26
OCT 1871 - 23 Jan 1928) Henry Ross, a well
known resident of Neillsville, Clark County, Wis., died at
Marshfield hospital early Monday, Jan. 23, 1928, aged 55 years, 3
months and 27 days. He had been ill with pneumonia for some time
and was taken to the hospital Saturday and stood the trip well, but
his heart was weak and he died suddenly. Henry Ross was
born in Neillsville Oct. 26, 1871, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Ross, being early settlers in Neillsville. He lived here all his
life, for over 50 years in the old Ross home on the North Side. For
many years he worked in logging camps in winter and on the river
spring and summer, also doing some farming. For several years past
he has carried on the ice business in Neillsville. He was an
honest, industrious man and very accommodating. For several years
he was a member of old Company A and served with the Company in the
Spanish-American War. He was a member of the Spanish-American War
Veterans. Mr. Ross was
married in 1914 to Edna Gillard, who survives him. Besides his wife
he is survived by his brother Dave, who has always lived at home
with him; a brother, William, who lives at Gilman; a sister, Mrs.
E. J. Scott at Shawano; two half sister, Mrs. F. A. Bates of
Haugen, Wis., and Mrs. Mary Morton of Bosburg, Wash., and a half
brother, John Sample of Brule, Wis. The funeral will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Congregational
Church, Rev. G. W. Longenecker officiating. The Spanish-American
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