Posted by mark on 2010/8/7 22:53:42

does anyone know what church that Davidson was the preacher of or have any photo's of the church.i am also looking for photo's of his house where he ran the post office.
thanks,
mark

Posted by richard on 2010/8/12 0:10:03

Most Baptist ministers follow their calling to many different congregations over time, and by all accounts the Rev. Davidson W. Ross was no exception. I looked through the Churches section of the Centennial Newspaper 1856-1956 and found him mentioned in several articles on churches in the Geary district, Zion Hill Baptist Church in Elana, Bethel Baptist on Little Left Hand, and Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at Wallback. Pleasant Hill was for a time known as Rossville Baptist Church in Rev. Ross' honor. He may have pastored other churches, too, but these are the ones I have found.

Posted by mark on 2010/8/15 19:50:23

thank you for the info.i ordered the book.again thanks,
mark ross

Posted by Pamela on 2010/10/11 15:34:18

I'm also looking for info on Rev. Davidson Ross. I've been searching where he died and was buried.

Posted by Pamela on 2010/10/11 15:37:21

Also, Mark, what book were you referring to in purchasing? Is it family related? Rev. Ross was my Great-Great-Great Grandfather.

Pamela

Posted by mark on 2010/10/12 2:20:05

the book i was referring to is centennial newspaper 1856-1956.you can get it from the Roane county historical society.in the church section it has copies of old newspaper clippings of churches that he preached at.there is a new book out all about Davidson w Ross if you can e-mail me @ oldwestonglass@yahoo.com i can send you an order blank.
mark

Posted by LindaCottrellLiss on 2010/12/6 17:53:31

The Rev. Davidson W. Ross was born in Pike Co., KY 6 Jan 1831 and died in Roane Co., WV 1 April 1893. He and Nancy Drake were married in Kanawha Co., VA(WV) 14 July 1850 by Rev. Jessiah Hindman. To this marriage at least 8 children were born. He was the son of Rease A. and Isabella Anderson Ross, and Nancy was the daughter of Isaac and Margaret Bishop Drake.
D. W. and Nancy are buried at the Ogden-Hicks Cem., Uler, Roane Co., WV.