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- Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Mr. Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith of Jackson has published seven genealogical miscellanies for Henderson County. He wishes to share this information as widely as possible and has granted permission for these web pages to be created. We thank Mr. Smith for his generosity. Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2001
HENDERSON COUNTY CHANCERY COURT
MINUTE BOOK EIGHT, 1883-1886
(Page 69)
73-74. March 31, 1883.
JOEL J. BASS and wife LUCY D. v H. P. ROSS and OTHERS
It appeared to the Court that JOHN M. ROSS had died in Henderson County and surviving him were his widow and children, LUCY D. ROSS, J. H. ROSS, H. P. ROSS, AMERICA V. ROSS, ALICE Z. ROSS, SARAH E. ROSS, all of whom were minors except LUCY D. ROSS. JOHN M. ROSS died the owner of about 700 acres of land in Civil District 6, Henderson County. In his last will he devised 200 acres and 86 acres to his widow and the remainder was to be divided among his five children, each to receive his/her portion on coming of age. America's name had been absent for some reason from some of the settlement reports.
(152. September 27, 1883
It was noted that one of the Ross heirs, H. P. ROSS had died unmarried.)
306-307; 311-327. October 11, 1884
JOEL J. BASS and WIFE v J. H. ROSS and OTHERS
In this cause it appeared that W. A. DODDS bad married AMERICA V. ROSS (an heir of JOHN M. ROSS who had died in 1877). 200 and 85 acre tracts had been surveyed from the estate of JOHN M. ROSS for his widow, MARTHA M. ROSS. The remaining two tracts, 273 and 210 acres, were also surveyed and bid off. MARTHA M. ROSS had died at the "old ROSS homestead in the 6th Civil District of said County of Henderson on the 6th day of April 1878", having never remarried, leaving six children, LUCY A. ROSS, H. P. ROSS, AMERICA V. ROSS, ALICE Z. ROSS, J. H. ROSS and SALLIE E. ROSS. H. P. ROSS, a son, died at the residence of JOHN M. WADLEY in Hendersin County, April 24, 1883, unmarried.
The ROSS dwelling was a double log house with stick and dirt chimney. The tracts were not fine but considerable timber was on them. The 86 acres willed by J. M. ROSS to JOHN H. ROSS was not considered in this cause, being an outright devise. The ROSS lands were ordered sold. The proceeds for the 200 acre homestead were to be divided equally among the surviving heirs. The proceeds of the 273 and 210 acre tracts were to be divided by fifths.
(1870, August 26, U.S. Census, Civil District 6, Henderson County, page 52:
JOHN M. ROSS, age 44, Tenn.; MARTHA M. ROSS, age 34, Tenn.; LUCY D. ROSS, age 9, Tenn.; HERCULES P. ROSS, age 7, Tenn.; AMERICA V. ROSS, age 5, tenn.; ALUS Z. ROSS, age 3, Tenn.. SALLIE E.
(Page 74)
ROSS, age 6, Tenn., was a boarder in the household of BENJAMIN WALLACE in Civil District 6, Henderson County, census, page 350-A.)
382-387. March 27, 1885
JOEL J. BASS and wife, LUCY D. v J. H. ROSS and OTHERS
On December 13, 1884 the Clerk and Master bad sold the 200 acre ROSS homestead to W. R. MULLINS for $400; the 273 acres were sold to JOEL J. BASS for $275; the 210 acres called the TEAGUE tract was sold to MORREL COUNCIL for $505.
(398-400. September 29, 1885
Each of the Ross heirs was given $89.50 from their father's and mother's estate.)
(560-562. October 4, 1886
A final settlement was entered in this cause and it was then removed from the docket, i.e. terminated.)
Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
1860 United States Federal Census
1870 United States Federal Census
John M Ross Probate records
1877
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Probate information.
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