Caleb’s mother, Elizabeth Emeline Hall Caleb’s father, William H. H. Ross
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1. Did you know that Caleb’s father was born in Laurel? His grandfather, Caleb Ross, owned a merchantile store in the town and frequently went to Ohio to attend to business interests. Grandfather Caleb Ross bought 1660 acres in Seaford in 1836. This land was farmed by tenant farmers. After the grandfather’s death in 1841, Caleb’s father, William H. H. Ross inherited the plantation north of Seaford? In 1845 he and his family moved to the plantation.
2. Did you know Governor Ross and his wife Elizabeth Ross had six sons and four daughters?
3. Did you know that more people died because of illness than gunshots in the Civil War? Nobody knew about germs, so they often got sick. They didn’t know how to protect themselves.
4. Did you know Caleb and his first sister were named after their grandparents? Caleb W. Ross was named after his grandfather, Caleb W. Ross. Letitia Loftland Ross was named after her grandmother, Letitia Loftland Ross.
5. Did you know Sara Ann Ross married Dr. Samuel Ruff Skillern an ear, nose, and throat doctor? They lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
6. Did you know Caleb’s father spent his last two to three years in Philadelphia with his daughter Sara Ann Ross because he was sick and her husband could care for him?
7. Did you know Caleb’s father was governor for 4 years from 1851 –1855?
8. Did you know Caleb’s father had trouble hearing? He had a tube-like device that helped him hear what someone was saying loud and clear.
9. Did you know the Ross Mansion was completed in 1859?