Ross, Harkness, and Michaels family papers

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Extent

• .21 linear foot (1 box)

Access Restrictions

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Scope/Contents Notes

The Ross, Harkness, Decker, Worst, and Michaels families lived in Yonkers, New York; Medina County, Ohio; Spring Prairie and Centerville, Wisconsin; and Freemont, Ohio. Many family members served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The papers consist predominantly of personal correspondence between members of the Ross, Harkness, Decker, Worst, and Michaels family. Correspondence pertains to family matters, as well as some genealogical research. Also included are school compositions by Alex D. Ross, certificates belonging to John Ross, and a small quantity of photographs.

Controlled Access Terms

• Decker family.
• Harkness family.
• Michael family.
• Ross family.
• Fremont (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
• Medina County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
• Westchester County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy.
• Genealogies.
• Juvenilia.
• Photographs.

Additional Creator Names

• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
• Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.