Hi Sabin,
I just started my ancestry trek back several months ago. If your great-great grandfather was Martin C Ross, then we're cousins. My great-great grandfather was Thomas Simeon Ross, and they were brothers (father was Sherwood Wilson Ross and mother was Drucilla Bivens). Their grave markers are at Faulk's Baptist Church in Marshville (
http://www.faulksbc.org/).
Sherwood dates - (b: 15 Mar 1829 and d: 25 Jun 1894)
Drucilla Bivens dates (b: 29 Nov 1851, d: 25 Oct 1931, married: 27 Jul 1874).
Children are:
Thomas Simeon Ross (b:05 Feb 1879, d:12 Oct 1953)
Betty Ross (b:Mar 1875)
Elizabeth Jane Ross (b:25 Mar 1877, d:30 Jun 1950)
Julia A. Ross (b:1876)
Dora A. Ross (b:Mar 1875)
Martin C. Ross (b:1868)
Sherwood Frankling Ross (b:1857)
Sherwood's parents:
Green David Ross (B:1790, d:1876, married:1819)
Margaret Elizabeth Page (b:1805, d:1883)
I've hit a dead end on Margaret Page. She's on my list to dig deeper but I have so many on the list right now.
Siblings:
Green H Ross (b:1840)
Thomas K Ross (b:1833)
Williamson Jackson Ross (b:28 May 1831, d:20 Dec 1922)
William H Ross (b:1830)
Nancy Hammond Ross (b:1828)
David Durick Ross (b:1826)
Daniel Christenberry Ross (b:1824)
John Odom Ross (b:12 Apr 1822, d:1880)
Doctor Montgomery Ross (19 Mar 1836, d:23 Nov 1908)
Elizabeth Ross (no info yet)
Green David Ross parents:
Williamson Ross (b:1759, d:1840, married: abt 1778)
Elizabeth Odom (b:1770) in Barnwell, SC
Siblings:
Wiley Ross (b:28 Aug 1787, d:1842)
James Green Ross (b:1814, d:May 1870)
Woodson Ross (b:1798, d:1855)
Sallie Ross
Polly Ross
Littleberry Ross
Jack Ross
Barry Ross
Betsy Ross
Williamson's parents:
William Ross (b:1737 Scotland, d:Bef. 1781, married:Bet. 1757–1758)
Loucinda "Lucy" Williamson (b:Bet. 1736–1740, d:Aft. 1787)
Siblings:
Mary "Maria" Ross (b:1762)
That's all I have so far on my "Ross" line. There are also, Bivens, Marsh, White, Snyder, Page, Griffen, and Greene's in my chart (grandparents line). I have plenty of people to check out. I hope this is the Sherwood you are searching. If so, then if you want to chat more, my personal email address is
tomkirkley@triad.rr.com. I live in the Greensboro NC area (about 2 hours from Union county where these ancestors lived). I have pictures of grave markers if needed and can email them to you. I also have some Census info too. I'm still heavily researching this line since it's my direct lineage. The Ross side is my mother's side and she has a lot of direct ties to Union and Anson county.
If we're actually cousins, then I'd like to chat with you more sometime. Maybe share what we have found.
Thanks.
Tom