Jacob William Ross ¹⁰³⁴

  General Notes:

CRIPPLED COBBLER OF BERLIN ROBBED OF WINTER SAVINGS

Jacob. W. Ross, proprietor of the familiar Broadway shoe shop in Berlin is a frail, crippled, 83-year old man. He had been in poor health all winter and unable to repair as many shoes as usual, but the little money he made, he had saved to purchase supplies and merchandise.

His winter savings were stolen last Thursday evening by a woman who entered his shop while he was working there along. She asked to buy a pair of shoelaces, and the cobbler, accomodatingly hopped behind the counter to get the article for her. She tried to follow him closely, but he requested that she stay in front of the counter, because his money drawer was located behind it.

When he returned with the shoelaces, the woman demonstrated her gratitude for them with undue enthusiasm, putting her hand on his shoulder and showering him with mock friendliness. He had to ask her to leave.

Berlin Record
1948

SCION OF ROSS FAMILY SUCCUMBS IN HOSPITAL

Jacob W. Ross, 82, Berlin, whose ancestors date back to Betsy Ross, who fashioned the first american flag, died Tuesday at 4:23 a.m. in Somerset Community Hospital after a severe illness of about one week.

The octogenarian had been a shoe repairman in Berlin for 32 years, his health had been frail the past ten years but he continued at his bench. Two weeks ago he was robbed of his savings of $65, the incident causing him to become ill.

He was born in Berlin, October 25, 1865, a son of Jacob and Amanda Kitner Ross. His ancestry can be traced back to Scotland in pre-Revolutionary War days. A great-great uncle, George Ross, signed the Declaration of Independance. He was employed for 27 years in the Brothersvalley coal mine and over 30 years ago was injured by a fall of rock after which he took up the shoe repairing trade. In 1940 he built his new shop with his own hands.

The following children survive: Mrs. Alex Fisher, Berlin; Mrs. George Smith, Somerset; Mrs. Dwight Rogers, Baltimore, MD; Mrs. Lewis McKay; Oneida, NY; Freeman Ross, Peoria, IL; Ralph E. Ross, Akron, OH; Oletta G. Ross, at home; Donald V. Ross, Somerset. Three step children, W. S.Cable and Mrs. C. R. Lape, Akron OH; Clarence C. Cable, Peoria, OH.

Friends are being received at the Johnson and Son Funeral Home where services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert S. Nagle officiating. Burial at the Berlin Odd Fellows cemetery.

Berlin Record
1948
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  Research Notes:

  Death Notes:

Somerset Community Hospital

  Life Events:

1. Occupation: Coal Miner, 1889-1916, Brothersvalley Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰³⁴

2. Occupation: Shoe Repairman, 1916-1948, Berlin, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰³⁴

3. Census, 1910, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹¹³⁸ Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index Record
about Jacob W Ross
Name: Jacob W Ross
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
State: PA
Age: 44
Color: W
Enumeration District: 0165
Visit: 0004
County: Somerset
Relation: Head of Household
Other Residents: Relation Name Age Birth Place
Wife Agnes 36 Pennsylvania
Daughter Laverne 06 Pennsylvania
Son Freeman 04 Pennsylvania
Son Ralph 02 Pennsylvania
Daughter Oletta NR Pennsylvania
Stepson Clarence Cable 13 Pennsylvania
Stepdaugther Mary 11 Pennsylvania

Jacob married Elizabeth Pearl on 18 Mar 1886 in Berlin, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.¹⁰³⁴ (Elizabeth Pearl was born in 1863 in Berlin, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁰³⁴ and died before 1948 in Berlin, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ¹⁰³⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Berlin Methodist Church

Jacob next married Agnes Cook, daughter of Levi Cook and Margaret Kelly. (Agnes Cook was born on 10 Dec 1874 in Buckstown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ¹¹³⁸ and died on 3 May 1922 in Berlin, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ¹¹³⁸.)