Ross, Lewis and Fannie

Material type

Article (Photograph / Image)

Date

1972

Description

The family history of the Ross family begins in Mayes County with Daniel Ross who sailed to America with his mother who died at sea. When he arrived in Baltimore he was an orphan and joined Mayberry's Trading Expedition. He was then adopted into the Cherokee Tribe after his marriage to Mollie McDonald who was a quarter-blood of the Cherokee. They ended up having nine children and one of the sons ended up becoming Principal Chief of the United Cherokee Nation. Another son named Lewis married a full-blood Cherokee woman named Fannie Holt. His house ended up being sold to the Cherokee Nation for an orphans' asylum.

Author or creator

Mary Jane Ross

Publication or source

Chronicles of Oklahoma the spring edition

Subjects and names

Ross Family, Lewis Ross, John Ross, Fannie Holt, Daniel Ross, Orphan, Mayberry Trading Expedition, CHerokee Tribe, Principal Cheif of the United Cherokee Nation, Cherokee, Mayes County, House, Slave, Orphans' Asylum

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