hmtl5 Rolla Oliver Moss b. 3 Jun 1884 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 14 Nov 1956 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Rolla Oliver Moss

Male 1884 - 1956  (72 years)

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  • Name Rolla Oliver Moss 
    Birth 3 Jun 1884  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Death 14 Nov 1956  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2186  Gritton
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2023 

    Father John B. Moss,   b. 1 Nov 1857, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1937, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Martha Isabelle Watson,   b. 2 Apr 1865, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1956 (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1882  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Merle Lillian Hoover,   b. 22 Sep 1881, Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1930, Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
     1. Frank Burton Moss,   b. 11 Apr 1913, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1990, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. John Francis Moss,   b. 19 Sep 1908, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1966, Van Buren Township, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jun 1884 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Nov 1956 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Moss, Rolla obit    		Moss, Rolla obit

  • Notes 
    • Crash victim dies.
      Injuries fatal to Rolla O. Moss
      Rolla Oliver Moss, 72, of Danville Route 3, northeast of Danville, died Sunday (Nov. 18, 1956) in Lake View Hospital, where he had been a patient since Thursday.

      He had suffered injuries in a two-car collision on the Bowman Ave. Rd. south of Bismarck last Thursday morning. He is the 24th traffic fatality in Vermilion County this year.

      A retired farmer and stock buyer, he was born in Blount Township Jun 3, 1884, son of John Burton and Martha Isabell Watson Moss. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

      Mr. Moss on Aug. 10, 1904, married Merle L. Hoover who died March 19, 1930. On April 29, 1936, he married Minnie Frumm who preceded him in death march 13, 1956.

      Surviving are five children by the first marriage, John F. of Perrysville, Frank of Alvin Route 1, Paul of Danville Route 3, and Mrs. Florence Huffman and Mrs. Marjorie Ping, also of Alvin Route 1; three brothers, Ernest U. and Frances Elmer Moss, both of Danville, and Era B. Moss of Danville Route 3; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A daughter died in infancy.

      Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Edmund & Dickson Funeral Home with the Rev. W. C. Billingsley officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Cemetery, northwest of Danville. The body is at the funeral home.

      Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
      [3, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S89] census records.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S6] 1900 US census.

    6. [S103] newspaper clipping, Library of Linda Hedges.


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