{"id":3536,"date":"2020-12-15T08:56:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=3536"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:48:04","slug":"jacob-a-ross","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Allen Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jacob Allen Ross (Washington County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House: <\/strong>1871<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1848 in Kentucky<\/p>\n<p>Minister and attorney. Lost an arm while serving in the war or in a fight, depending on the source. Listed on the 1870 census in Greenville, occupation &#8220;U.S. Marshal,&#8221; with real estate valued at $18,000. He was elected to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term.<\/p>\n<p>According to newspaper articles from August 1875, he and <a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-gray\/\">William Gray<\/a> were involved in a violent shooting incident in Greenville. Ross eventually left Mississippi and returned to Kentucky, where he was active in the Democratic party. In April of 1899, Ross was sentenced to the state penitentiary for five months for collecting a fraudulent pension fee.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4624\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4624\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross.png 738w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross-300x61.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of Jacob Allen Ross from an 1873 letter to Governor Ames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=0LYTAAAAYAAJ&amp;lpg=PA1513&amp;ots=FvTMo1UTmM&amp;dq=%22j%20allen%20ross%22%20mississippi&amp;pg=PA1512#v=onepage&amp;q=%22j%20allen%20ross%22%20mississippi&amp;f=false\">C. C. Shackleford&#8217;s testimony about Ross and the 1875 incident<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2042\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/matthew-t-newsome\/census\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2042 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/census-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/census-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/census-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, May 7, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3556\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-175\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3556 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-10-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Dec 10, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6410\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/f-dora-wade\/terms\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6410\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/terms-150x150.png\" alt=\"Mississippi House Journal, 1871\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/terms-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/terms-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mississippi House Journal, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3547\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-172\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3547 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-7-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New National Era, February 22, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3575\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-181\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3575 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-16-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-16-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-16-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, February 29, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3589\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-185\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3589 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-20-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-20-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-20-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Daily Times, March 9, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3598\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-188\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3598 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-23-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-23-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-23-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, April 10, 1873<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4625\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/ross1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4625\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4625\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter to Governor Ames, December 26, 1873\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor Ames, Dec 26, 1873<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4627\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/ross2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4627\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Letter to Governor Ames, Feb 18, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ross2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letter to Governor Ames, Feb 18, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3600\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-189\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3600 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-24-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-24-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-24-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, Aug 22, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3577\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-182\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3577 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-17-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-17-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, August 26, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3567\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-179\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3567 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-14-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-14-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-14-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-14-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, August 27, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3558\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-176\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3558 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-11-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-11-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Jan 30, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3593\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-187\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3593 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-22-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-22-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-22-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, May 8, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3582\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-184\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3582 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-19-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-19-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, May 8, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1304\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-gray\/gray13-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1304 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray13-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray13-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray13-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, May 12, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3579\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-183\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3579 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-18-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-18-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, August 15, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3560\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-177\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3560 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-12-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-12-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, August 17, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3563\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-178\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3563 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-13-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-13-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Herald, August 17, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3569\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-180\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3569 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-15-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-15-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-15-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, August 18, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1277\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-gray\/gray7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1277 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray7-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Aug 21, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-gray\/gray10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1284 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray10-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gray10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Mississippi Pilot, September 21, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3591\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-186\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3591 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-21-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-21-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-21-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, October 9, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3616\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-197\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3616 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-32-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-32-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-32-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daily Evening Express, May 8, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3550\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-173\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3550 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-8-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-8-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat-Times, Aug 18, 1877<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3552\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-174\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3552 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-9-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-9-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port Gibson Reveille, August 18, 1877<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3614\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-196\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3614 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-31-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-31-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-31-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salt Lake Herald, September 22, 1883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3630\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-203\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3630 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-38-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-38-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-38-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, February 29, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3626\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-201\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3626 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-36-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-36-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-36-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, November 11, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3612\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-195\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3612 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-30-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-30-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-30-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barton Co Democrat, June 30, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3608\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-193\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3608 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-28-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-28-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-28-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earlington Bee, July 13, 1893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3632\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-204\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3632 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-39-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-39-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-39-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buffalo Enquirer, August 22, 1893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3603\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-190\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3603 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-25-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-25-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-25-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, January 16, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3605\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-191\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3605 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-26-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-26-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-26-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, June 30, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3610\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-194\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3610 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-29-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-29-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-29-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, April 14, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3620\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-198\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3620 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-33-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-33-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-33-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evening Star, April 17, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3624\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-200\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3624 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-35-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-35-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-35-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior Journal, April 25, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3606\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-192\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3606 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-27-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-27-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-27-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, February 9, 1901<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3623\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-199\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3623 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-34-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-34-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-34-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, March 31, 1903<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3628\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/capture-202\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3628 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-37-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-37-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Capture-37-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courier-Journal, August 21, 1909<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Allen Ross (Washington County) State House: 1871 Born: c. 1848 in Kentucky Minister and attorney. Lost an arm while serving in the war or in a fight, depending on the source. Listed on the 1870 census in Greenville, occupation &#8220;U.S. Marshal,&#8221; with real estate valued at $18,000. He was elected to fill a vacancy &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/jacob-a-ross\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Jacob Allen Ross&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3536"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6413,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3536\/revisions\/6413"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}