In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898)
DONALD ROSS, proprietor of the Commercial hotel, Sixth and Angelique streets, was born on Prince Edward's Island, and went to Boston Mass., in 1858. He enlisted in company A, Ninth Massachusetts volunteer infantry. May 16, i86i, and served till July 4, 1864, after being in all the hard battles of the east, including Antietum, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and the Wilderness, where he was wounded; was promoted on the field at Fredericksburg. He came to St. Joseph in 1871 and followed railroading for twelve years, after which he engaged in the hotel business. Mr. Ross is prominent in the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Free Masons. He was married July 4, 1876, in Kansas City to Miss Annie McCrory, and she has borne him one daughter, Neta,. now thirteen years old.
As printed in The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1898. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.