Leonard Fulton Ross [SEP] conflict
Leonard Fulton Ross
Leonard Fulton Ross (July 18, 1823 – January 17, 1901) was an American lawyer, probate judge, and stock raiser who served as a first lieutenant in the Mexican-American War and as a brigadier general during the American Civil War.
Early life and education.
Leonard F. Ross, third son and fifth child of Ossian M. Ross and Mary Winans, was born in Lewistown, Illinois, on July 7, 1823. Ross moved to Havana, Illinois, with his family at
. Ross himself was a Freemason: a member of the Frontier Lodge and active in the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Ossian and Mary Ross had three additional children in Illinois: Lucinda Caroline (1821-1900; the first white child born in the region, and who married William Kellogg), Leonard Fulton (1822-1901), and Pike Clinton (1825-1890).
Ross played a major role in the establishment and governance of Fulton County, which originally extended as far north as Chicago, Illinois, and