Philip Ross

As printed in 1912

PHILIP ROSS, deceased, was a leading business man of Bucyrus, O., for many years and was valued and esteemed by his fellow citizens, lie was born in llesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 3, 1843, and was a son of Peter and Margaret (Zimmerman) Ross. The family came to America on a sailing vessel in 188, landing at the harbor of New York, and from that city they came on to Crawford county and secured heavily timbered lands in Lykens tow ship. I here Jacob Ross died, two years later, before he had time to develop a farm. Ilis widow afterward made her home will) her son Peter and died there in 1893, aged eighty-

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l’H [LIT ROSS GEORGE ROSS three years. In Germany they had been confirmed in the Lutheran church and they were attendants of the same at Chatfield, O.

Philip Puss was the third youngest in a family of seven children and was eighteen years of age when the family came to America. lie attended school at Chatfield and later a mechanics and arts school at Sandusky, and afterward became a skilled carpenter and builder, following this business for many years. He went into partnership with his brother George, in building contracting in 1868, at Bucyrus, and continued in the same until his death, on January 24, 1905, having survived his brother for six years. They were considered reliable and efficient men in their line anil erected many of the halls, private residences and public buildings in this city, including the Opera House. Politically Mr. Ross was a Democrat and enjoyed the confidence of his party and served for some terms as a valued member of the city council.

Mr. Ross was married at Bucyrus, on May 26, 1878, to Miss Theresa Vollrath, who was born in this city, March 17, 1857, and has always lived here. Her parents were Albert and Catherine (Mailer) Vollrath, natives of Saxony, Germany, who came to America with their parents in 1852, in the days when it required three months to cover the great waste of water rolling between Europe and America. Lor one year afterward they lived at Rochester, N. Y., and then came to Bucyrus, where Albert Vollrath died November 15, 1907, aged seventy-eight years. He was engaged during his active life in the planing mill business. The mother of Mrs. Ross died August 5, 1895, aged sixty years. They were members of the German Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. Vollrath had one son and four daughters born to them: Mrs. Ross; Malink, who is the wife of E. R. Birlc, of Bucyrus; Carrie, who is the wife of Charles Fisher, of White Plains N. Y.; and William and Louisa, both of whom died unmarried.

Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ross namely: Otto C, born April 1, 1879, who resides af home and is connected with the T. & O. ( Railroad Shops; Marry Jacob, who was born August 12, 1880, and who is a machinist with the American ( lay Machinery Company; and Ora Irene, born August 2, 1881, who is a graduate of the Bucyrus High School in the class of 1900. She is a member of the English Lutheran church, while her mother and brothers retain membership with the German Lutherans. The late Philip Ross was a Scottish Rite Mason and was also a member of the Knights of Pythias.

As printed in History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.