The Jeff Ross (1849-1929) papers are a collection of materials that include family
histories and other information collected during Mr. Ross’s lifetime. This section is
important to the descendents of Charles Walker (b. 1727 Prince George County, MD. d.?).
It was transcribed by Charles Brashear who maintains a website at
http://www.charlesbrashear.com. It is available to the public at the Tennessee State
Archives in Nashville. This section is presented verbatim.

George Ross and Edna Elizabeth Walker (Microfilm #2)

About 1786, George Ross married Edna Elizabeth Walker, b. 19 Sept. 1765 d.
17 Aug. 1826, d/o Rev. Charles Walker, a Presbyterian Minister who had 17 children in all.

In the 1790’s, they migrated to Dickson Co., TN, then in 1807 there were in
Maury County; abut 1818, they migrated to Hardin Co. Tn and took up land on Indian Creek,
“on the Jim Barbour place.” George Ross applied for count land in Tennessee, as partial
compensation for his Revolutionary War Service. On Jan 23, 1826 George Ross received Land
Grant #24341 of 100 acres in Hardin Count, TN (Tenn. Gen. Grants, Bk BB, p. 709.) After
Elizabeth’s death in 1826, George married a widow, Nancy Guan, with whom he lived until his
death in 1846. He went bind in his later years, and affliction that seems to run in the
family.

George and Elizabeth (Walker) Ross had eight children, the first born in
S.C. , all the others in Tennessee:

1. John McCullough Ross II, b. 16 Dec 1792, d. 11 May 1857 m. 1. Elizabeth Sloan; m. 2.
Mary Margaret Murchison, b. 15 Nov. 1796, d/o Kenneth and Flora Murchison. They lived in
Hardin County, TN.

2. Charles Walker Ross, b. 15 Apr 1795 in Tenn. m. Elizabeth Williams b. 1804 in KY.

3. Elinor Josephine Ross, b. 1797 scalded to death as an infant when she fell into a
boiling, six-foot sugar kettle.

4. Sarah Hogue Ross, b. 13 Nov 1799, d. 26 Jun 1859. On 22 Nov 1819 m. Murdock Murchison,
b. 15 mar 1801, son of Kenneth and Flora Murchison; they had 14 children. They migrated to
Texas about 1842.

5. Ellender Ross, b. 10 Jan 1801 d. after 1873, m. Absalom Brashears of Perry/Decatur Co.
TN, moved to Texas, 1832. She, too, went blind in her old age.

6. Morgan Hood Ross, b. 29 Nov 1801, d.25 May 1864, blind or nearly blind. He was called
“Old Sandy” and lived adjoining the George Ross plantation near Savannah, TN. He m.1. (29
Nov 1831) Nancy Montague; m.2. Lucinda Coffee. His children included Jeff Ross, father of
Morgan Ross of Savannah, TN and Nancy S. Ross, b. 19 Nov 1840, who m. Giles Holt. This is
the “Cousin Man” whom Morgan Brashear wrote to in 1875.

7. Isaac William Ross, b. 31 Mar 1806, d. 1 Mar 1872 m. Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Montague,
sister to Nancy (Montague) Ross, Mrs. Morgan Hood Ross.

8. Elizabeth Daley Ross, b. 23 Apr 1809, d. 1 Mar 1864, m. (1825) Simon Murchison, b. 13
Dec 1799, D. 1 Mar 1859, son of Murdoch and Lucy Murchison: Murdoch was a brother to Kenneth
Murchison. Simon was a cousin to the spouses of John McCullough Ross, II, and Sarah Hogue
Ross.

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Notes:

1. Jeff Ross was the great-grandson of Rev. Charles Walker.

2. Some researchers have been unable to prove that Charles Walker was a Presbyterian
Minister—so this may or may not be true.

3. Jeff Ross was of Scottish descent.

4. Charles Walker Ross is named after Elizabeth’s father. Sarah, Elinor and Isaac are
named after Elizabeth’s siblings. Elizabeth Daley was named after Elizabeth’s mother.
Morgan Hood Ross was named after a family affiliation, Morgan Hood. Morgan Hood in on the
1790 Census in Pendleton District, S.C.


The Walker Connection ---Microfilm #2

(only family relationships will be presented in this posting and information is verbatim)



Family of Rev. Charles Walker and Elena Prater:

1. Elijah Walker

2. Nathaniel Walker

3. Jacob Walker

4. Isaac Walker

5. Zachariah Walker: m. Sarah Banks, half-sister of Elizabeth Daley

1. Vann Walker, m. Elizabeth Ross, c/o John McCullugh Ross I. Vann died c. 1805, Elizabeth
in c. 1828. See Dickson Co. land records and family mentioned in Elizabeth’s will, above.

6. Molly Walker: m. John Pain

Family of Rev. Walker and Elizabeth Daley:

7. Samuel Walker: m. Patsy Walker

8. Charles Walker: m. Molly Walker

1. Charles Wright Walker: m. Elizabeth Honor Brown

1. Malissa Walker: m. Alfred Skeleton

2. Martha Walker: m. 1. Andrew Jackson “Jack” Pickens; m.2. Martin Moore. See below.

3. Jess Walker m. 1. Emily Montague; m.2. Mandy Montague

4. Marge Walker: m. Samuel Rickets

2. Hannah Walker m. Jessie Brown

9. Isaac Walker: m Rachel (or Rhoda) Greer

10. Delilah Walker: m. _______ Smith

11. Simeon Walker: m. Ruth Elage

12. Martha Walker: m. Thomas Basket

13. Elenor Walker; m. Morgan Hood. “Morgan Hood had only one child: Johnathon Hood, who
married, but his wife’s name is unknown.

14. Molly Walker: m. Partick Sloan (grandparents of George Sloan Ross, who owned the John
McCullough Ross I Bible near the turn of the century.)

x. Elizabeth Sloan, m. her cousin, John McCullough Ross II

x. George Sloan Ross

15. Edna Elizabeth Walker, b. 1772, m. George Ross

16. Sarah Walker: m. Larkin Ferly

17. Jenny or Jane Walker: m. Jesse Taylor

George Sloan Ross reported that the Bible listed half-brothers and sisters of Charles:
Mary, m. Henry Bagsley: Jermiah, m. Hannah Daniel: Joseph, m. Elizabeth Riddle: Jesse,
no record. Also Elizabeth Daley Walker’s half brothers and sisters: Samuel Banks; John
Banks; Dorcus Banks m. ____ Squires and had one son Levi Squires; Elizabeth Banks married
Timothy Gauny; Sarah Banks m. Zachariah Walker.

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Known Errors: Researchers have not been able to determine that Charles Walker was actually
a reverend, so this may or may not be correct. Number 10. should read Daly Walker m
Hannah Smith. Number 16. should be Sarah Walker m. Larkin Kerley.

Other comments:

1. Descendents of this line have participated in DNA testing and are in the Walker Surname
Project—Group 20.

2. Some members of this family were in Burke County, North Carolina by the mid-late
1770’s.

3. Some members of this family travel to the Pendleton District, SC in the 1790’s.
Zachariah Walker, Vann Walker, and Morgan Hood are living next to each other. There is a
Charles Walker, Samuel Walker, and George Ross on the 1790 Census, also.

4. Daly Walker’s family eventually moves to Knoxville, TN area. Isaac’s, Charles, Jr.’s,
and Zachariah’s families move to or near Hardin County, TN.

5a. Two of the children, Isaac and Molly, also appear in the second list. Nathaniel would
be the brother of Charles. There is a Nathaniel Walker with a son Renelder Walker.
Renelder Walker and Daly Walker are known to be cousins.

5b. Descendents of Zachariah Walker estimate his birth c. 1747 and researchers have tied
him to the sale of property in Maryland in 1770. If his father were Charles b. 1727 then
his father would have been 20 years old. At this time in history most men did not marry
until they were in their mid-twenties. (Reference: Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in
America by David Fischer.) The sale of the Maryland property would have occurred when he
was 23 years old which is unlikely. We also know Charles Walker’s (1727) father was Charles
Walker (1698) and that Charles Walker(1698) was married twice.

Maybe, the first Charles Walker and Elinor Prater are actually Charles Walker b. 1727
parents and the names under them are their children (and siblings of Charles Walker b.
1727).