Born: Macon County, Illinois, 1855.
Died: Vermont, Illinois, 1910.
His early life was passed upon the farm. He attended the public schools, Kentucky University, and graduated from Eureka College in 1881. Nearly all of his ministry was given to Illinois, the closing seventeen years with the Vermont Church as its pastor. Three days before his death, he drove fifteen miles to conduct a funeral. His wish was to "die in harness."
Charles W. Ross, one of the most capable preachers in the State, is his son.