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son of Martin Van Buren Ross and Mary Ross – husband of Hannah Caroline Lane Ross, married September 7, 1845 – unmarked grave, per Linda McColl Rodgers research [see "History of the Ross Family of Mossy Point"]

Info from:
White County Historical Society

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John W. Ross married Hannah Caroline Lane September 07, 1845 Probably North Carolina, Possibly Cherokee County.
John W. and Hannah Caroline Lane Ross were the parents of twelve children.
They lived in 1850 in Bradley County, Tennessee, but moved sometime during the 1850's to Georgia.
John W. and Caroline Lane Ross migrated from Whitfield County, Georgia to Arkansas with their eight children, (the last four children were born in Arkansas. They settled in what was then Independence County, AR in 1859. Wolf Bayou,(where they lived)is now in Cleburne County. John W. Ross was among the pioneers of that section of the state and traveled across country with ox team and wagon after the primitive manner of that period. He purchased wooded land and had to clear most of his place using his oxen to haul away the timber and to break the sod. He did most of his trading at Batesville, and as years passed he gave undivided attention to the further development of his land. At the time of the Civil War, however, he served during the last two years of hostilities with the Confederate Army, being on duty mostly west of the Mississippi.
He afterward constructed a grist mill about 20 miles from Batesville and operated this with horsepower, patrons coming to him from several miles around. Later, he built a mill on Big Creek, which he also operated, making most of the machinery by hand. On one occasion he ran the mill day and night for 3 weeks without stopping. He also carried on general farming and stock raising and thus led a busy and useful life.
In 1878 he moved to White County, where he purchased land, which he later sold and took up his abode near Beebe. In 1889 he became a resident of Searcy, His wife, died in 1897.and his last days were spent in Faulkner County,(where his daughter Sarah "Sadie" Ross Petty lived). He departed this life in Faulkner County, 01 January 1911 at the age of 87 years.
He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, in which Mr. Ross was a local minister. He also belonged to the Mason Fraternity and gave his political allegiance to the Democratic Party.
The exact burial place for John W. Ross is unknown, but it is thought that he is likely buried in Dawn Cemetery (at one time known as Mossy Point)in White County, Arkansas located out in the country near Searcy, Arkansas.