Charles Franklin Ross^{[1, 2, 3]}

1879 - 1965  (86 years)

• Name	Charles Franklin Ross
  Nickname	Charlie
  Birth	18 Mar 1879	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	The statewide index to births lists a Charles (twin) born in 1879 in Boston, volume 306, page 23. The only other twin born in 1879 in Boston is Martha W, also on the same page of the registry. However, these are the children of Citifore and Mary Ross, a black couple. Though, I don't necessarily believe a lot else about Charles, on both his WWI and WWII draft cards, he gives his birthday at 18 Mar 1879 and is generally consistent in saying he was born in Boston.
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Jun 1900	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [8]
  	Charles is a boarder in 1900 and is listed as a driver. Interestingly, he is living at 65 Pleasant St, at the corner of Pleasant and Thayer St. His mother-in-law was Salome Thayer.
  Residence	Jan 1901	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Occupation	9 Feb 1905	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  	Conductor
  Residence	9 Feb 1905	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  	Address: 73 Chestnut St.
  Census	22 Apr 1910	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [9]
  	Address: 840 N. Monticello St.
  	In 1910, Charles is listed as a boarder with Fannie Ross in Brockton. This seem sort of questionable as there are 2 additional marriage records for him in Rhode Island and in Vermont in Nov 1916. They both claim this as a first marriage. Looks like someone else provided the data. It appears that Charlie divorced Cora and married Fannie. Moreover, Fannie is really Fannie White and could be related to Fred White (does not appear to be the case).
  Military	12 Sep 1918	Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [7]
  	registered for WWI draft
  Residence	12 Sep 1918	Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [7]
  	Address: 30 Sunapee St.
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [10]
  	Address: 15 Main St
  	This census records that he was 26 at the time of his first marriage. However, he would have been 21 when he and Cora married and 37 when he and Fannie married.
  Residence	1931	Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [11]
  	Address: 15 Main St
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [12]
  	Address: 13A Main St.
  Residence	1937	Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [13]
  	Address: 15 Main
  Residence	1938	Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [14]
  	Address: 15 Main
  Census	25 Apr 1940	Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [12]
  	Address: 13A Main St.
  	This records says that Charles only completed 5th grade and that Fannie had 1 year of High School. They rent the house for $35/month. Both work in a shoe factory.
  Residence	1942	Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [15]
  	Address: 15 Main
  Residence	1942	Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [16]
  	Address: 996 Merrill
  	Found at the same address in 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1957, 1961
  Military	25 Apr 1942	Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States   [6]
  	Registered for the draft
  Residence	25 Apr 1942	East Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [6]
  	Address: 996 Merrill St.
  Misc	8 Aug 1947  [5]
  	Social Security Claim
  	I think this is the date when he claimed social security, not when he died. He shows up in city directories until the early 1970s.
  Census	22 Apr 1950	Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [17]
  	Address: 996 Merrill
  	Charles is 71, Fannie is 65, both from Massachusetts. He made $1400 for the year and has not served in the military.
  Residence	1954	Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [18]
  	Address: 996 Merrill
  Residence	1961	Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [19]
  	Address: 996 Merrill
  _AMTID	162485319382:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	9NN3-12S
  _UID	809713E668BA4A0788874E6B3B4E90F35757
  Death	24 Apr 1965	Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [20]
  	Mrs. Fannie White Ross is the informant, but she provides no details for his parents at all. But that does indicate that this is the same Charles F. Ross who was in Brockton, Mass in 1910.
  Burial	27 Apr 1965	Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States   [20]
  	Address: Pine Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I5410	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry C. Ross   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Paulding   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cora Stetson Hooper,   b. 31 Aug 1879, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Jun 1980, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 100 years)  [21]
  Marriage	26 Jan 1901	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	When they were married, Charles is listed as a coachman and Cora as a shoe operative. Charles & Cora were married by George E. Brightman, a Methodist pastor in Whitman in 1901.
  Divorce	10 Oct 1910	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [22]
  	On 10 Oct 1910, Cora filed suit against Charles F Ross for divorce. Summons issued to Charles Ross - 7 Nov 1910 Summons issued to Charles Ross - 1 May 1912 Summons issued to Charles Ross - 3 Jun 1912 Motion to amend initial suit - 27 Aug 1912 Motion allowed - 30 Aug 1912
  Divorced	6 May 1913	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [22]
  	Divorce Decree issued - cruel and abusive treatment. Alimony of $6 / week allowed, 6 May 1913.
  Divorced	6 Nov 1913	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [22]
  	Divorce absolute from Charles F. Ross
  Children	+ 1. Edna Mae Ross,   b. 20 Mar 1902, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 20 Mar 2003, Massachusetts, United States (Age 101 years)   2. Rotha Alice Ross,   b. 22 Aug 1903, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 Dec 1996, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 93 years) + 3. Alma Beatrice Ross,   b. 9 Feb 1905, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 21 Nov 2001, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Fannie May White,   b. 8 Dec 1884, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States d. Mar 1975, New Hampshire, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1916	Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States   [3]
  	This record shows up both in Rhode Island and in Vermont records for the same day. Very strange.
  Family ID	F2766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Mar 1879 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Census - 18 Jun 1900 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Jan 1901 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 26 Jan 1901 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - Conductor - 9 Feb 1905 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 73 Chestnut St. - 9 Feb 1905 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: 840 N. Monticello St. - 22 Apr 1910 - Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorce - 10 Oct 1910 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorced - 6 May 1913 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorced - 6 Nov 1913 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 11 Nov 1916 - Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States Military - registered for WWI draft - 12 Sep 1918 - Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 30 Sunapee St. - 12 Sep 1918 - Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Census - Address: 15 Main St - 5 Apr 1930 - Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 15 Main St - 1931 - Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 13A Main St. - 1 Apr 1935 - Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 15 Main - 1937 - Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 15 Main - 1938 - Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Census - Address: 13A Main St. - 25 Apr 1940 - Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 15 Main - 1942 - Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 996 Merrill - 1942 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Military - Registered for the draft - 25 Apr 1942 - Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 996 Merrill St. - 25 Apr 1942 - East Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Census - Address: 996 Merrill - 22 Apr 1950 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 996 Merrill - 1954 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Residence - Address: 996 Merrill - 1961 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Death - 24 Apr 1965 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Burial - Address: Pine Grove Cemetery - 27 Apr 1965 - Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  According to the family story, Charlie Ross left the family in 1907, leaving Cora with three small daughters. I am beginning to suspect that the Charlie F. Ross who married Fannie White might not be the right person. In 1910, there is a Charles Ross living in Brockton that is the right age and may well be this Charles. He and his wife of three years, Fannie, are living as boarders in the home of Aaron Burnham. This would coincide with his abandonment of his family in 1907. It would mean that either he chose to remarry without getting a divorce or he and Cora were divorced. This needs further research. At the time of the 1910 Census, he was living only a few blocks away from his daughter Rotha, who was separated from the rest of the family. It appears that sometime around 1907, Charles left the family - his wife and children. By 1910, he was close by living as husband and wife with Fannie White, but they had not yet married. In 1916, they married in Vermont and settled there as if they had never married before. However, the parents listed on the Charles Ross / Cora Hooper marriage record do not match the ones for the Charles Ross / Fannie White record in Vermont. So far, I cannot find Charles in any record prior to his 1900 census, nor can I find either set of parents Ross / Hooper set - Henry C Ross and Mary Paulding Ross / White set - George F Ross and Elizabeth W Baldwin While the marriage of Cora and Charles took place in Whitman, there are no Whitman records in the Mass. Town & Vital Records Collection. 2020-01-14 - Just because the marriage register for Charles & Cora lists their parents, that does not mean that their parents are still alive. They could already be dead. I do find an Henry A.C. Ross on the pauper roles around 1900. But there is no reason to connect him. Finding an 1880 census record in Boston would really help.

  
  

• Sources

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