Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJames Austin ROSS 
3, James Austin Ross,143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary,143, Mrs. Litsey Isley Ross obituary,580, Mary Ross Wilson King,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-RBCP : 22 December 2016), H D Williams in entry for James Austin Ross and Nancy Evelyn Williams, 02 Apr 1950;
3, James Austin Ross,143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary,143, Mrs. Litsey Isley Ross obituary,580, Mary Ross Wilson King,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-RBCP : 22 December 2016), H D Williams in entry for James Austin Ross and Nancy Evelyn Williams, 02 Apr 1950;BirthOct 21, 1922, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Austin Ross,241,134, November 2009
DeathSep 1, 2002, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Austin Ross,134, November 2009
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Austin Ross
OccupationFarmer And Carpenter2
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church3, James Austin Ross
FlagsUS Army, US Army Air Corps, US Military, World War II
FatherOttis Holt ROSS Sr. (1898-1973)
Mother“Litsey” Lettie Tryphenia ISLEY (1897-1983)
Spouses
1Nancy Evelyn WILLIAMS 3, James Austin Ross,143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary,404, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC49-CRL : 8 December 2014), Nancy Evelyn Williams, 08 Aug 1925,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-RBCP : 22 December 2016), H D Williams in entry for James Austin Ross and Nancy Evelyn Williams, 02 Apr 1950;,404, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGHG-GK6 : 30 June 2015), H.D. Williams in entry for Nancy Williams Ross, 31 Aug 1986
3, James Austin Ross,143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary,404, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC49-CRL : 8 December 2014), Nancy Evelyn Williams, 08 Aug 1925,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-RBCP : 22 December 2016), H D Williams in entry for James Austin Ross and Nancy Evelyn Williams, 02 Apr 1950;,404, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGHG-GK6 : 30 June 2015), H.D. Williams in entry for Nancy Williams Ross, 31 Aug 1986BirthAug 8, 1925, Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary,241,404, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC49-CRL : 8 December 2014), Nancy Evelyn Williams, 08 Aug 1925
DeathAug 31, 1986, Alamance County, North Carolina143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina2,143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church143, Mrs. Nancy William Ross obituary
FatherH. Dessie WILLIAMS (1890-)
MotherNellie BOOKER (1891-)
MarriageApr 2, 1950, Orange County, North Carolina404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-RBCP : 22 December 2016), H D Williams in entry for James Austin Ross and Nancy Evelyn Williams, 02 Apr 1950;
ChildrenNellie Sue (1956-2017)
Obituary Online notes for James Austin ROSS
9/3/2002
James Austin Ross
James Austin Ross, 79, died on Sunday, September 1, 2002, at his
home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of the
late Nancy Williams Ross. His parents were the late Otis Holt Ross and
the late Litsey Isley Ross.
Austin was a farmer in the Altamahaw community most of his life and
he participated for many years in a local Co-op for farmers that met at
Western Alamance High School. He was a member of Bethlehem
Christian Church. He was one of the founding members of the A-O Fire
Department and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps serving during
WW II on the island of Guam as an aircraft mechanic.
Survivors include, a Daughter and Son-in-law, Sue Ross Atkins and
her husband, Ray of Elon. Grandson, Christopher Ross Aldridge of
Burlington and Step Grandchildren, Wesley J. and Jessica R. Atkins
both of Elon. Sister, Mrs. Mary Wilson King of Macon, Georgia.
Preceded in death by his wife, parents and 2 brothers, Otis Holt Ross,
Jr. and Luther Wilkins Ross.
The funeral services will be held at Bethlehem Christian Church on
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at 4:00 PM and burial will follow in the
church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM this
evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
Other times the family will be at the residence, 2228 Gwyn Road,
Burlington, NC.
Memorials may be made to The Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625
Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, NC 27244 or The A-O Fire
Department, 2806 Old NC 87, Elon, NC 27244.3, James Austin Ross
James Austin Ross
James Austin Ross, 79, died on Sunday, September 1, 2002, at his
home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of the
late Nancy Williams Ross. His parents were the late Otis Holt Ross and
the late Litsey Isley Ross.
Austin was a farmer in the Altamahaw community most of his life and
he participated for many years in a local Co-op for farmers that met at
Western Alamance High School. He was a member of Bethlehem
Christian Church. He was one of the founding members of the A-O Fire
Department and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps serving during
WW II on the island of Guam as an aircraft mechanic.
Survivors include, a Daughter and Son-in-law, Sue Ross Atkins and
her husband, Ray of Elon. Grandson, Christopher Ross Aldridge of
Burlington and Step Grandchildren, Wesley J. and Jessica R. Atkins
both of Elon. Sister, Mrs. Mary Wilson King of Macon, Georgia.
Preceded in death by his wife, parents and 2 brothers, Otis Holt Ross,
Jr. and Luther Wilkins Ross.
The funeral services will be held at Bethlehem Christian Church on
Wednesday, September 4, 2002 at 4:00 PM and burial will follow in the
church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM this
evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.
Other times the family will be at the residence, 2228 Gwyn Road,
Burlington, NC.
Memorials may be made to The Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625
Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, NC 27244 or The A-O Fire
Department, 2806 Old NC 87, Elon, NC 27244.3, James Austin Ross