Erastus Leonard Ross, b: 1870 - Macoupin Co. ILL,

^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}


		^{Thomas P Ross}^{b. d.}

	^{Erastus Herman Ross}^{b.1832 d.1901}	^{Martha Bandy}^{b. d.}

^{Erastus Leonard Ross}^{b.1870 Macoupin Co. ILL d.1901}		^{James Pocklington}^{b.1791 Birkin, Yorks d.1859 Macoupin, Co. ILL}

	^{Elizabeth Pocklington}^{b.1837 Macoupin Co. ILL d.1918 Carlin, Macoupin Co. ILL}	^{Mary Sissons}^{b.1796 d.1865 Macoupin Co. ILL}





^{Catherine Castle}^{b. d.}