Tombstone Tuesday - John Ross Jr. tombstone

This is the tombstone of John F. Ross Jr and his wife Lulu Grace (Scroggin) Ross located at Lake Creek Cemetery, Lake Creek Township, Calhoun County, Iowa.

The adjacent stone to the left is John's friend Edna Moeding. It is my understanding they were well acquainted in the last years of his life. She is also pictured in several of Clara (Ross) Fowlie's photos.I'm not going to speculate on the nature of their relationship, but I can only assume they must have been quite close for her to be buried adjacent to John.

John F. Ross Jr. was my great grand uncle and was Clara (Ross) Fowlie's brother.

Lulu Grace Scroggin Ross and John F Ross III

This is a photo of John Franklin Ross III (1922-2001) and his mother Lulu Grace (Scroggin) Ross (1901-1937). According to my notes, John was born April 24, 1922 in Rockwell City, Calhoun, Iowa so this photo is dated within a year or so of that. Lulu was married to John Franklin Ross Jr. and they had 4 children in the 1920s. She died  in December 1937, age 36 and was buried at Lake Creek Cemetery, Calhoun County, Iowa. I'll be posting the tombstone photo on an upcoming Tombstone Tuesday.

John F. Ross Jr. was Clara (Ross) Fowlie's brother and that's the connection to me. John F Ross III and I would be 1st cousins 2 times removed.