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From the intersection of route 596, take US 62 south 1 mile. The Shannon graveyard is on both sides of the road surrounding the Shannon United Methodist Church at 5736 US-62, Mayslick, Kentucky
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According to the Passenger and Immigration Index, John was born in 1730, while other sources give close variations. Sources also disagree about where John was born- Ireland or Scotland. John was likely the son of William Ross (though not named in his will). The two sailed together from Ireland to Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1746, and whether a son or not he lived with the Wm Ross family near the south branch of the Potomac river.
John married Deborah Jane Johnston in 1755 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Deborah, born about 1736, was the daughter of John Johnston and Deborah Hood. John and Deborah Ross had at least 8 children including Susannah, William, James, Mary, Rachel, Eleanor, Johnston, John, and Joseph.
Most of their children were born in Westmoreland co, Virginia. The family lived near Old Fort, Redstone (near Brownsville) in Pennsylvania and appears in various court records there. In 1786 he moved with his wife and children to Fleming county, Kentucky.
During the American Revolution John and his sons-in-law Wm Ralston and Thomas Wallace served as rangers.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 November 2019), memorial page for John Ross (1730–1812), Find A Grave Memorial no. 121764967, citing Shannon Cemetery, Shannon, Mason County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by DeNelson (contributor 46798189) .
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