When Sevilla M Shouse was born on 17 January 1829, in Ohio, United States, her father, Bernard VanHorn Shouse, was 31 and her mother, Rachael Parmer, was 27. She married Wilson Ross on 26 October 1848, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 16 September 1883, in Salt Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Ross Cemetery, New Point, Decatur, Indiana, United States.