Boarding with Families Provided New Experiences for Teachers

Bess Ross Whitney said her father gave land for the Ross Road School.  Her niece, Trudy Ross Hite said she wasn't surprised that James Ross gave the land for the school.

His wife, Easter Maught born March 25, 1883, was a school teacher before she and Jimmy were married. She boarded with the various families.  A story Trudy remembered was the family she was staying with had oyster stew for dinner one evening. She didn't like oysters so she picked them out and left them on her plate. The next time they had oyster stew there were no oysters in hers. She learned to eat oysters real fast as she didn't want to be cheated out of her share.

James and Easter Ross had three children, Lloyd, Willard, and Bess (who married Oatfield Whitney, II, and after his death, Thomas Elliott).  Trudy is Willard's daughter.

(03/19/2006 )