1. ARTHUR1 ROSS was born Bet. 1799 - 1800 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1880 in GA. He married NANCY HERRIN 14 Apr 1825 in Henry County, GA, daughter of AARON HERRIN and NANCY LIMBECKER. She was born 1805 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1880 in GA.

Notes for ARTHUR ROSS:
1790 South Carolina Federal Census.
Beaufort Dist. - Camden Dist. Richland County.
Head of Household:.
Arthur B. Ross.
1 female over 16.
4 males under 16.
4 females including Heads of Family.
12 all other free persons

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Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 Record .
Name: Arthur Ross .
Spouse: Nancy Herrin .
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1825 .
County: Henry .
State: Georgia

In 1840 Harris County GA Census,.
Arthur Ross.
Males:.
1 born between 1800-1810.
1 born between 1835-1840.
Females:.
1 born between 1800-1810.
2 born between 1825-1830.
1 born between 1830-1835.
1 born between 1835-1840

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1850 Harris Co Ga Census:.
# 911 Arthur ROSS - 52-m-w-Farmer- SC .
wife, Nancy, 45-f- SC.
James Harp-9-m-GA.
Martha Harp-8-f-GA.
Jasper Wilson-26-m-GA.
Mary H. Wilson-28-f-GA

# 912 Noah H. Evans - 25 - M-W Farmer-GA b 1825.
Elizabeth- Wife- 23-f GA.
David - 3-m-GA.
John H. -2-m-GA

At house # 914, was Noah's mother, Rhody MILNER EVANS-65-F-W-VA b 1785, living with the Vardenman Family.

#913 Mary Herring-31-f-AL.
Thomas(?) Miller or Millen-36-m-GA.
Caroline Herring-13-f-GA.
Lucinda Herring-7-f-GA

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the 1850 Harris County, GA. Census Arthur and Nancy are living in house # 911 of the Osborn Mill District. He is a farmer with value of $1,500.00. Living with them are, Nancy, born 1836 in GA and a James and Mary Harp. (this name may be miss-spelled, as there was a Hart family found with Ross)

Living next across from them at #912 is Noah H. Evans, b 1825 in GA. along with his wife Elizabeth. She is the daughter of Arthur and Nancy Ross. The name Elizabeth Ross appears in the Evans' Family Bible and she is the wife of Noah Evans.

At # 914, is Thomas B. Vardeman and wife Emily A..
Thomas was b in 1815, GA. Emily, b 1815, GA. Living in their home is Emily's mother, Rhoda Evans. Emily is the sister of Noah Evans. Rhoda's maiden name is believed to be Milliner. She was b in 1785 in VA. Her name appears in the Bible, but is hard to read, so the spelling is not certain. She was the wife of David Evans.

In the 1860 Harris Co Ga census, Arthur and Nancy had several children living with them. One was their own daughter Nancy age 25. Also listed are A.J. male, age 5 born 1855; Lizzie age 3 born 1857, and Robert age 1 born 1859. It does not give Nancy's married name, but later census records and the family Bible, shows the children as Parham. A.J. is A. Julian, Lizzie is Margarett, and Robert is William Robert. There were two more Parham children in the Bible and later census records.

James H. b 1860 in GA, and Charles, b 1864 in GA. It is not know why Nancy was with her parents or where her husband was during the 1860 census. He must have been away for some reason, as she had two more children by him after the census was taken.

Also living with them in the 1860 census were the children of the Ross' daughter Elizabeth and Noah Evans. David, b 1847, John, b 1849, Samantha, b 1851, Nancy, b 1853, and Noah Harrison, b 1854..
Elizabeth Evans died in 1856. Noah, is found living in AL and married again.

1860 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Authur Ross.
Age in 1860: 60
Birth Year: abt 1800.
Birthplace: Georgia (country)
Home in 1860: Georgia Militia District 717, Harris, Georgia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Hamilton
Household Members: Name Age
Authur Ross 60
Mancy Ross 56
Mancy Ross 25
A J Ross 5
Lizzie Ross 3
Robert Ross 1
Davie Evans 13
John Evans 11
Surmantha Evans 9
Mancy Evans 7
Noah Evans 6

In the 1870 Census, Nancy, age 16, and Noah, age 14, children of Elizabeth and Noah, were still with their grandparents. Also, living with them was a girl age 6, named, Kate born 1864. Samantha Evans, was living with James H. Lynch and his wife Sallie as a domestic servant. This was next doors to the Zachariah Ham Family. His son Calvin Taylor, later married Samantha Evans.

1880 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Auther Ross, Age: 80
Estimated birth year: <1800>
Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Blue Spring, Harris, Georgia Dist # 58
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Nancy Ross
Father's birthplace: SC
Mother's birthplace: SC
#247 Ross, Arthur - w-m-80-SC-SC-SC
Nancy - Wife- w-f-75-SC-SC-SC

#248, Parham, Bob - w-m-19-GA-GA-GA
Josephine -Wife-w-f-20-GA-GA-GA
Infant - daug -w-f-1-GA-GA-GA

#249, Mote, David -w-m-30-GA-GA-GA
Elizabeth -Wife-w-f-22-GA-GA-GA
Thomas -son-w-m-1-GA-GA-GA
Arthur and Nancy's daughter Nancy married 1st a Parham and 2nd Westley Moote.

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Record about Arthur ROSS
Name: Arthur ROSS
Birth Date: 175?
Birthplace: South Carolina
Volume: 149
Page Number: 481
Reference: Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. SC. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (150p.):30, 99

Source Information:
Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-.

Notes for NANCY HERRIN:
Information from: Dan Nichols
Aaron Herren
b. 10 Aug 1778 SC
d. 14 Nov 1839 GA
married to: Nancy Limbecker
(Dau of Christian Limbecker/Limbaugher a family with a long history in Edgefield Co. SC.)
b. abt 1790 SC
They had:
Nancy Herrin/Herring/Herren
(Nancy's siblings were, Susan, Aaron, and Caroline)
Married to: Arthur Ross
FROM: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elherring/page4.html

Name Information/Comments Source
Aaron Herring # Born 10 Aug 1778, died 14 Nov 1839, location unknown. He was married to Nancy -?- of SC. She was born 11 Jun 1789 and moved to Harris Co., GA., in 1839 with two of her grandchildren, Lucy and John Raiford Thompson, after the death of her husband. Family was as follows:
Aaron - Husband Nancy - wife, Children - Elizabeth, bn 12 Aug 1807, Anna bn 15 Aug 1808, married a Land, Rebecca bn 12 Jun 1810, Mary bn 10 Jul 1812, Christian bn 29 Jan 1814, John bn 2 Aug 1816, Susan bn 10 Nov 1819, Martha bn 6 Aug 1825, Jesse Williams bn 13 Aug 1827, Nancy bn 12 Jun 1830, Aaron bn 10 Aug 1831, Caroline bn Jan 1833. Family record by Mrs. Thomas C. DIckson, Newnan, GA., as recorded in book "History of Harris County, GA., 1827-1961," by Louis Calhoun Barfield

Children of ARTHUR ROSS and NANCY HERRIN are:
2. i. ELIZABETH2 ROSS, b. 27 Dec 1827, GA; d. 05 Oct 1856, Harris Co GA.
ii. UNKNOWN GIRL ROSS, b. Bet. 1830 - 1835.
iii. UNKNOWN GIRL ROSS, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840.
iv. UNKNOWN BOY ROSS, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840.
3. v. NANCY ROSS, b. 13 Jun 1836, GA.

Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH2 ROSS (ARTHUR1) was born 27 Dec 1827 in GA, and died 05 Oct 1856 in Harris Co GA. She married NOAH H. EVANS 08 Oct 1845 in Georgia, son of DAVID EVANS and RHODY MILNER. He was born 30 Nov 1823 in GA, and died Aft. 1860 in Prob AL.

Notes for ELIZABETH ROSS:
Harris County Marriage Records 1827-1860
Compiled by Carol Johnson from Ingmire's marriage records and Broderbund's CD's. Old handwriting is often difficult to read and subject to incorrect transcription. Correction of errors will be made if a photocopy of the marriage record from the marriage book is submitted showing that the transcription is in error. During the 1800's illiteracy was very high and the courthouse clerks often spelled names phonetically rather than ask someone how they spelled their name. I will not change the record but will place comments in brackets where other sources, such as family records, disagree with the official marriage record.

Evans, Noah Elizabeth Bass 10/06/1845 (This is Elizabeth Ross. Her sister, Nancy's name is spelled wrong in these records also) Evans Family Bible verifies that this is the correct Noah and Elizabeth.

Samantha's youngest child, Noah Harrison, was two years old when she died. It is possible she died in childbirth, along with the baby. This is just a guess on my part. No death or burial records for her have ever been found.

Notes for NOAH H. EVANS:
Noah and Elizabeth are shown in the 1850 census, living across from, Arthur Ross and his wife Nancy. They are Elizabeth's parents. Also living with the Ross family is James *Harp, age 9 and Martha *Harp also age 9. It is not known at this time who the *Harp children are. (*This name could be Hart)
Living next to Noah is his sister Emily Adaline Vardeman, her husband, children and Noah and Emily's mother Rhody(a) Evans.

1860 United States Federal Census Record about Noah H Evans
Name: Noah H Evans
Age in 1860: 34
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1860: Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Kialijah
Noah H Evans 34
Liucina Evans 19

Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 Record about Noah H Evans
Name: Noah H Evans
Death Date: 26 Feb 1910
Death County: Jefferson
Volume: 12
Certificate: 197
Roll: 1

Children of ELIZABETH ROSS and NOAH EVANS are:
i. DAVID ARTHUR3 EVANS, b. 05 May 1847.
4. ii. JOHN HENRY EVANS, b. 22 Dec 1848.
5. iii. SAMANTHA ELIZABETH EVANS, b. Bet. 03 Nov 1850 - 1852, Harris County, Georgia; d. 20 Jul 1916, Columbus, GA.
iv. NANCY VIRGINIA(?) EVANS, b. 1853.
6. v. NOAH HARRISON EVANS, b. 30 Dec 1854.

3. NANCY2 ROSS (ARTHUR1) was born 13 Jun 1836 in GA. She married (1) JAMES ROBERT PARHAM 21 Dec 1854 in Harris County, Georgia. She married (2) WESTLEY MOOTE Bet. 1854 - 1870 in GA. He was born 1844 in Georgia.

Harris COUNTY GA CLOWER CEMETERY, ELLERSLIE, GA
Notes for WESTLEY MOOTE:
1870 Harris Co, GA census
Name: Westley Mote
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Age in 1870: 26
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Not Stated, Harris, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Hamilton
Roll: M593_156
Page: 59
Image: 120
Year: 1870

Children of NANCY ROSS and JAMES PARHAM are:.
7. i. ARTHURJULIAN3 PARHAM, b. 15 Nov 1855, Georgia; d. 08 Jun 1934, Louisiana..
ii. MARGARETT E. PARHAM, b. 15 Jan 1857..
Notes for MARGARETT E. PARHAM:
AKA: Maggie.
8. iii. WILLIAM ROBERT PARHAM, b. 11 Nov 1858; d. 25 Oct 1939..
9. iv. JAMES PATRICK HENRY PARHAM, b. 04 Sep 1860, Harris Co., GA; d. 26 Jan 1938, Heard Co., GA.
v. J. T. CHARLES R. PARHAM, b. 30 Oct 1864.

Endnotes
1. 1850 Census, Harris Co, GA.
2. 1900 Census, Muscogee Co, GA, Name: C T Ham Home in 1900: Columbus Ward 8, Muscogee, Georgia Age: 51 Estimated birth year: 1849 Birthplace: Georgia Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Occupation: View Image Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus Ward 8, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: T623 214; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 99..
3. 1910 Census, Muscogee Co., GA, Name: Calvin T Ham Age in 1910: 60 Estimated birth year: 1849 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1910: BOZEMAN, MUSCOGEE, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 206 Part: 1 Page: 28A Year: 1910
4. Columbus GA, City Directories.
5. 1900 Muscogee Co, GA Census.
6. 1910 Muscogee Co, GA Census.
7.1870 Harris Co, GA census. .
8. Riverdale Cemetery Records.