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John Wesley Ross

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John Wesley Ross

Birth
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
20 Jun 1914 (aged 84)
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec16 Lot 104
Memorial ID
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Sexton database log #8354; 83yo, married, apoplexy.

John Wesley Ross was an architect in Davenport, Iowa.

He designed Davenport City Hall, buildings at Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home aka Annie Wittenmyer Home including main building and cottages 2800 Eastern Ave., Hose Station No. 1 117 Perry St., J. Schricker mausoleum at Oakdale, Nicholas J. Kuhnen House 702 Perry.

He was an acting 3rd Asst Engineer on Civil War tin-clad gunship USS Peri, and a member of GAR.

Ross moved to Davenport in 1874.

His son, Albert Randolph Ross, was a draughtsman in his father's office during 1884-7, and became a notable architect in his own right.

Son John Andrew Ross married Claire Schlegel, d/o Carl and Minnie Eldridge Schlegel. John was an architect for Gordon Van Tine Co. in Davenport.

Interred: 23 Jun 1914

Sexton database log #8354; 83yo, married, apoplexy.

John Wesley Ross was an architect in Davenport, Iowa.

He designed Davenport City Hall, buildings at Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home aka Annie Wittenmyer Home including main building and cottages 2800 Eastern Ave., Hose Station No. 1 117 Perry St., J. Schricker mausoleum at Oakdale, Nicholas J. Kuhnen House 702 Perry.

He was an acting 3rd Asst Engineer on Civil War tin-clad gunship USS Peri, and a member of GAR.

Ross moved to Davenport in 1874.

His son, Albert Randolph Ross, was a draughtsman in his father's office during 1884-7, and became a notable architect in his own right.

Son John Andrew Ross married Claire Schlegel, d/o Carl and Minnie Eldridge Schlegel. John was an architect for Gordon Van Tine Co. in Davenport.

Interred: 23 Jun 1914



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  • Created by: Carol
  • Added: Dec 4, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121211357/john_wesley-ross: accessed ), memorial page for John Wesley Ross (18 Jun 1830–20 Jun 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121211357, citing Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Carol (contributor 47303245).