The Hargrave Family Tree

The Hamilton Spectator, Wednesday May 22 1907



Dundas Loses a Valued Citizen:  Dr. Ross Falls a Victim to Dread

Pneumonia with Complications: He was One of the Best Known Men of the

Valley City and Highly Respected.



Dundas, May 22.  Dr. James Ross died at his home, King street, at 3:30

yesterday afternoon, after an illness of less than two weeks' duration,

death being due to pneumonia.  Although deceased was known to be

critically ill  for the past few days it was generally thought he would

rally when the critical time arrived, and his death was learned of with

profound regret, not only to the profession in this vicinity, but

generally throughout the country, where he had a large practice.  Dr.

Ross was born in Dewittville, near Huntingdon, Quebec, in 1854, and was

in his 53rd year.  He received his early education at Ormstown, Quebec,

and commenced his academic course at Huntingdon, where he won the medal

in 1874.  After attending McGill for four years he graduated with honors

in 1878, taking the Prince of Wales medal for philosophy.  He then

entered medicine in McGill, graduated in 1881, winning the Holmes medal

(the aggregate medal in medicine); that same year he won a place in the

Wimbledon team, and while in London he took his licentiate degree. 

Returning home to Canada about Christmas of that year, he was advised by

Dr. Wm. Osler, regis prof., Oxford, who was then attending McGill, to go

to Dundas and take over the practice of Dr. Inksetter, who was then

located where Dr. Ross's residence and surgery is, and who was leaving

for the south.  In 1881 deceased located in Dundas, where he has lived

for the past 26 years and built up a large practice.  Notwithstanding

his strict attention to his profession, by his devotion to which he had

earned an enviable reputation, he was fond of outdoor amusements.  As a

rifle shot he enjoyed a world-wide reputation, winning innumerable

prizes in competitions, as well as becoming eligible for positions from

time to time in the Bisley team.  He was also surgeon lieutenant-colonel

77th regiment, as well as secretary of the rifle association, and was

one of the staff officials of the O.R.A.  In curling circles deceased

was one of the most adept in this vicinity, and was known as a strong

competitor in many famous games.  He was president of the local curling

club.  His love for wholesome outdoor sports date back to his early

boyhood, when living at home on his father's farm, he won prizes in

plowing competitions in Chateauguay Co., Quebec.  Dr. Ross married in

1884 Beatrice Dudgeon Graham, cousing of H. Graham, of the Montreal

Star, at Huntingdon, Quebec, who with her family of four mourn his loss

-- Lillian Isabella and Stanley Graham, both of whom are attending

McGill, and Beatric Mary and James Hargrave Drummond Ross, at home. 

Three brothers and four sisters survive, viz., William on the homestead

in Dewittville, and Andrew, of Ormstown, Quebec, and Dr. J.J. Ross, of

Montreal; Mrs. David Pringle, Huntingdon; Mrs. Jas. Roy, Montreal; Mrs.

A.E. Smaill, Ottawa; and Miss Jennett Ross, Montreal.  Deceased's father

died some few years ago, with the same ailment that carried off Dr.

Ross, but his mother, though in her 78th year, still lives and resides

in Quebec.  Dr. Ross was chairman of the finance committee of the board

of education, where he always took an active part.  On account of his

demise the program of sports which was arranged for Victoria day has

been indefinitely postponed.  The funeral arrangements are being

completed and interment will take place Thursday afternoon, and will

likely be with military honors.





The Hamilton Spectator Saturday May 25 1907.



All the Honors for the Lost One:  Impressive Military Funeral for

Lieut-Col Ross, of the 77th, Dundas:  Many Hamilton Officers

Attended--Other News of the Valley City.



Dundas, May 25.  The funeral of Dr. James Ross, surgeon

lieutenant-colonel of the Seventy-seventh regiment, took place with

military honors Thursday afternoon and was largely attended by the

military as well as a large number of civilians.  The hour was set for

2:30, but owing to a delay in getting the gun carriage from the Hamilton

Field battery, which bore the remains from his residence on King street

to Grove cemetery it was about 3:15 before the procession started.  The

procession reached from his late home to the corner of King and York

streets.  The order was as follows:  Firing party, consisting of seventy

men and officers of No. 1 company, 77th regiment and signal corps. 

Seventy-seventh Regiment band.  Gun carriage, bearing the remains.  High

school cadets and junior officers.  Deceased officer's (Lieut-Col. Ross)

horse.  Cabs bearing mourners.  Visiting officers and non-coms,

privates, non-com. officers.  Military bearers, Brig.-Col. Bertram, Col.

Gwyn, Col. Grafton, Col. Moore, commanding officer 13th regiment,

Hamilton; Col. Logie, 91st Hamilton; Col. Rennie, Col. Griffin,

Hamilton, and Col. Tidswell, of the Hamilton Field battery. 

Pallbearers, citizens and friends of the deceased, Dr. Malloch and Dr.

Olmstead, Hamilton; Dr. T.A. Bertram, Messrs. J.J. Steele, W.S. Wilson

James Somerville, Hon. Thos. Bain and F.D. Sutter, Dundas.  The

procession, as the band played the dead march, moved off slowly and both

sides of King street were literally lined with onlookers.  The carriage

bearing the floral offerings was inadequate to carry all the tokens so

generously tendered by friends of the deceased.  After the carriages of

the mourners and their friends came the members of the town council,

board of education, Dundas Curling club, representatives of the board of

health and citizens generally.  Rev. Mr. Gray officiated at the house,

and Rev. E.A. Irving read the services at the grave, after which

followed the firing of three volleys by No. 1 company, 77th regiment

over the grave.  In carriages were Rev. S. H. Gray, Graham Ross,

Drummond Ross and John Ross, Mr. Roy, Reginald Graham, Rev. M. Cooke and

Mr. Cameron.