ID: I18915
Name: Elizabeth Ross
Sex: F
ALIA: /Betsey/
Birth: ABT. 1759 in Maryland?
Death: 5 MAY 1832 in Laurel or Knox County, Kentucky
Burial: Cather's Cemetery, Laurel County, Kentucky
Note: It was widely published that she was the daughter of William Gillis. However, there is no record of William Gillis ever being married or having any children. His brother Thomas married Jane Ross. William Gillis and Edward Cather were close friends and served together in Lord Dunsmore's War. In William's will, he leaves a few small items to Elizabeth for taking care of him on his deathbed, but he makes no mention of her being his daughter. He mentions that Thomas is his brother several times and leaves something to Thomas's son William.
Father: John Ross b: 1715 in Fermanagh (Next to Tyrone) County, Ireland
Marriage 1
Edward Cathers b: ABT. 1757 in Virginia
- Married:
BEF. 28 APR 1783
Children
Elizabeth Cathers b: in Virginia Margaret Cathers Mary Cathers b: ABT. 1783 in Fayette County, Virginia, (Now Kentucky) Edward Cathers , Jr. b: ABT. 1794 in Woodford County, Kentucky William Cathers b: 1794 in Woodford County, Kentucky | |