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| Size | 7000 items (14.0 linear feet) |
| Abstract | Elizabeth Easley Ross, a resident of North Carolina, did genealogical research from the 1970s through the 1990s. She worked on her own family history, including the Easley, Ross, Kepley, and Younts, and related families, and she also did research for others, most notably those working on applications for the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection includes correspondence, genealogical publications and writings, research notes, family trees, clippings, pictures, and photocopies of historic documents relating to Elizabeth Ross, 1970s-1990s. Family materials concentrate on the Easley, Ross, Kepley, Younts, and related families, but there is also information about families that Ross reseached for others. Geographical materials chiefly concern North Carolina locations, including Alamance County, Davidson County, Johnston County, Perquimans County, Rockingham County, Wake County, and the towns of Garner, Panther Branch, Salisbury, and Snow Camp. Also included are genealogical publications from Indiana. Other genealogy materials include research notes and notecards, obituaries, clippings, and other materials collected by Ross. Photocopied documents include census records, family Bible pages, tax records, wills, deeds, maps, and other property records. Correspondence is with relatives and others interested in geneaology. |
| Creator | Ross, Elizabeth E. |
| Language | English. |
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Biographical Information
Elizabeth Easley Ross (1924- ), a resident of North Carolina, did genealogy research from the 1970s through the 1990s. She worked on her own family history, including the Easley, Ross, Kepley, Younts, and related families, and she also did reasearch for others, most notably those working on applications for the Daughters of the American Revolution. Ross published genealogical aids, including: Younts and Kepley Families; Panther Branch Community, Wake County; Index to Johnston County Loose Estates, 1771-1962; James Ross of Alamance and His Kin; Johnston County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts; Johnston County North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1746-1870; Kinfolks of Johnston County: Abstracts of Deeds; Marriage Registers of Johnston County, North Carolina; Record of Estates, Johnston County, North Carolina; and Sampson County Will Abstracts, 1784-1900.
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Scope and Content
Correspondence, genealogical publications and writings, research notes, family trees, clippings, pictures, and photocopies of historic documents relating to genealogist Elizabeth Ross, 1970s-1990s. Family materials concentrate on the Easley, Ross, Kepley, Younts, and related families, but there is also information about families that Ross reseached for others. Geographical materials chiefly concern North Carolina locations, including Alamance County, Davidson County, Johnston County, Perquimans County, Rockingham County, Wake County, and the towns of Garner, Panther Branch, Salisbury, and Snow Camp. Also included are genealogical publications from Indiana. Other genealogy materials include research notes and notecards, obituaries, clippings, and other materials collected by Ross. Photocopied documents include census records, family Bible pages, tax records, wills, deeds, maps, and other property records. Correspondence is with relatives and others interested in geneaology.
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Series 1. Family Materials.
Arrangement: alphabetical by family.
Correspondence, genealogical publications and writings, research notes, family trees, and photocopies of historic documents relating to the genealogical research of Elizabeth Ross from the 1970s through the 1990s. Family materials concentrate on the Easley, Ross, Kepley, Younts, and related families, but also includes families Ross reseached for others. Photocopied documents include census records, family Bible pages, tax records, wills, deeds, maps, and other property records. Correspondence is with relatives and others interested in geneaology.
Note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Series 2. Geographical Research.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Research notes, cemetery inscriptions, census records, correspondence, historical and genealogical publications and writings, maps, clippings, and photocopies of historic documents collected by Elizabeth Ross from the 1970s through the 1990s, and grouped according to geographic location. Most of the materials concern North Carolina locations, including Alamance County, Davidson County, Johnston County, Perquimans County, Rockingham County, Wake County, Garner, Panther Branch, Salisbury, and Snow Camp. Also included are genealogical publications from Indiana. Photocopied documents include census records, family Bible pages, tax records, wills, deeds, maps, and other property records. The correspondence is with relatives and other people interested in geneaology.
Note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Series 3. Genealogical Research.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Correspondence, research notes, clippings, obituaries, notecards, photocopies of historical documents, family trees, pictures, and other materials related to Elizabeth Ross's genealogical research from the 1970s through the 1990s. Photocopied documents include census records, family Bible pages, tax records, wills, deeds, and other property records. Correspondence is with relatives and other people interested in geneaology.
Note that original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Items Separated
Items separted include pictures (P-5083/1-6) and oversize papers (OP-5083/1).
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