Brief Life History of Malina L
When Malina L Ross was born on 30 September 1838, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, her father, George Washington Ross, was 37 and her mother, Hannah Martha Hughes, was 29. She married Seth J. Chase Jr. on 16 November 1856, in Harrison Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Cincinnati Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died in 1876, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 38.
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Sources (4)
- Melina Ross in household of George Ross, "United States Census, 1850"
- Malina Ross, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Malina Chase in household of Seth Chase, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1835–1917 Male
1838–1876 Female
Children (2)
1859–1947 Male
1864– Female
Parents and Siblings
1801–1860 Male
1809–1857 Female
Siblings (14)
1821– Male
1823– Female
1825– Female
1827– Female
1829–1866 Female
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World Events (8)
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
Age 1
1846
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1851
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Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from one or other of a number of Scottish and English places called Ross or Roos(e), especially Roose (Lancashire) and Roos (East Yorkshire). The placenames derive from a British ancestor of Welsh rhos ‘moor, heath, plain’, which is the sense of the cognate Gaelic word ros. The Scottish surname has at least three origins. First, the Anglo-Norman family from Roos (East Yorkshire) was introduced to Scotland when Robert of Roos, lord of Wark Castle (Northumberland), married Isabella, an illegitimate daughter of King William the Lion. Second, various families took the name from the province of Ross in northern Scotland and other places of that name. Third, there were Norman families in Scotland by the 13th century who probably derived their name from Rots in Normandy (see 2 below). The descendants of Godfrey de Ros, tenant of the de Morville lords of Cunninghame, were major landholders in Ayrshire, and almost certainly took their name from Rots. The Rose family of Kilravock (Nairnshire) may take their name from either of these three (see Rose ). The lairds of Balnagown adopted the surname Ross after the earldom of Ross (to which they considered themselves rightful heirs) had passed into other hands through the female line.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Rots in Calvados (France), probably named with the ancient Germanic element rod ‘clearing’ (compare Rhodes ). This was the original home of a family de Ros, who were established in Kent in 1130 and had major estates in Kent until well into the 13th century.
English: habitational name from Wrose, in Shipley, near Bradford (Yorkshire), with re-spelling of Wr- as R- due to the loss of /w/ before /r/ in early modern English pronunciation. The spelling Wrose is no longer current. The placename derives from Old English wrāse ‘knot, something twisted’, referring to the steep-sided hill on which the settlement stands, with the sense ‘broken or twisting hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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