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Lucy Ann “Louisiana” <I>Copeland</I> Ross

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Lucy Ann “Louisiana” Copeland Ross

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
22 Apr 1899 (aged 82)
Oakland, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Burial
East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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First husband, Joseph Burton, b 1801, Kentucky, died December 1849, Clark County Illinois.

She had three children with Joseph Burton. Daughter Martha Burton Daugherty is interred next to Lucy.

Lucy remarried 1850, to John P. Ross, b about 1823, Pennsylvania. He served in the Civil War.

Son John W. Ross (1856 - 1923) moved to Nebraska, then eventually to Oakland, California. Site of his burial is unknown, likely buried at sea.
First husband, Joseph Burton, b 1801, Kentucky, died December 1849, Clark County Illinois.

She had three children with Joseph Burton. Daughter Martha Burton Daugherty is interred next to Lucy.

Lucy remarried 1850, to John P. Ross, b about 1823, Pennsylvania. He served in the Civil War.

Son John W. Ross (1856 - 1923) moved to Nebraska, then eventually to Oakland, California. Site of his burial is unknown, likely buried at sea.

Inscription

Lucy's marker on right.
Louisiana/
wife of John Ross/
Other words not legible in late 1920s-1930 photo.



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  • Created by: Linda Guynup Dewey
  • Added: Jul 16, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73474263/lucy_ann-ross: accessed ), memorial page for Lucy Ann “Louisiana” Copeland Ross (16 Mar 1817–22 Apr 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73474263, citing Shields Cemetery, East Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Linda Guynup Dewey (contributor 47456449).