Individual Details

Ross Lee Carrigan

(2 Nov 1882 - 5 Dec 1955)

His obituary says he was one "of the best known and like residents of the Sixth Ward. Mr. Carrigan was highly regarded by all who knew him. His many pleasant traits endeared him to everyone with whom he came in contact and news of his death was received with a sense of genuine loss. He was a member of the Seddon Methodist church.
"Early in the days of the local tobacco market he was one of the principal haulers of burley from the warehouses to local redrying plants with horse drawn vehicles. Later he used motorized trucks for the same enterprise. After he retired from the tobacco hauling business he engaged in farming but had been retired for more than five years. He was never married."

Events

Birth2 Nov 1882Kentucky, United States
Census1900Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Census1910Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
DraftReg12 Sep 1918Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Census1920Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Living2 Jun 1922Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Living21 Mar 1927Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Census1930Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Death5 Dec 1955of a heart attack - Mason, Kentucky, United States
Burial8 Dec 1955Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States

Families

FatherRobert F. Carrigan (1855 - 1933)
MotherMinerva Kincaid (1855 - 1927)
SiblingElmer Emery Carrigan (1880 - 1940)
SiblingFrank L. Carrigan (1886 - 1970)
SiblingOmar Ellsworth Carrigan (1894 - 1922)

Notes

Census

His name is given as Rossie L. and his occupation as harness maker.

Census

His occupation is given as laborer - railroad.

DraftReg

His name is given as Ross Lee Carrian and his address as 1429 Forrest Ave., Maysville. His occupation is transfer for Mason County Turnpike in Maysville. Minerva Carrigan is identified as his nearest relative. He is described as of medium height and medium build with blue eyes and gray hair.

Census

His occupation is given as teamster - general.

Census

His occupation is given as manager - transfer business.

Death

His residence was 1429 Forest Avenue. He died at the home of his brother, Frank L. Carrigan on the Mason-Lewis road. His obituary says he was "known to have suffered from a mild coronary condition for nearly five years but it did not impair him in the pursuit of his usual activities. Yesterday (5 Dec) he had a mild seizure at his home . . . and at the insistence of relatives he went to his brother's home. He suffered the second attack a few moments before he died (at 7:15 p.m.)."

Endnotes

1. Robert Carrigan household, 1900 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 91, page 35A, household 782, family 793; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 543..

2. Ross Lee Carrigan World War I Draft Registration Card, 12 Sep 1918, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

3. Robert Carrigan household, 1910 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 127, page 9A, household 89, family 94; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 495..

4. Robert Carrigan household, 1920 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 164, page 14B, household 330, family 372; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 591..

5. Robert Carrigan household, 1930 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 6, page 2A, household 22, family 24; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 766..

6. Ross L. Carrigan death entry, Kentucky Vital Records Project . Original data: Mason Co., Kentucky, volume 1955, certificate 25756..

7. Ross Lee Carrigan obituary, Unknown Newspaper, Unknown Place, 6 December 1955. From obituary collection at Kentucky Gateway Museum Center Research Library.

8. Robert Carrigan household, 1900 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 91, page 35A, household 782, family 793; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 543..

9. Robert Carrigan household, 1910 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 127, page 9A, household 89, family 94; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 495..

10. Ross Lee Carrigan World War I Draft Registration Card, 12 Sep 1918, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

11. Robert Carrigan household, 1920 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 164, page 14B, household 330, family 372; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 591..

12. Ancestry.com, "Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953," death record image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 September 2010), Omar Ellsworth Carrigan obit; Source of record: Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

13. Mrs. Robert F. (Minnie) Carrigan obit, Unknown Newspaper, Unknown Place, photocopy misdated 1931. From obituary collection at Kentucky Gateway Museum Center Research Library. Obituary refers to funeral "this afternoon" which was on 21 Mar 1927.

14. Robert Carrigan household, 1930 U.S. census, Maysville 6th Ward, Mason Co., Kentucky, E.D. 6, page 2A, household 22, family 24; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 766..

15. Ross L. Carrigan death entry, Kentucky Vital Records Project . Original data: Mason Co., Kentucky, volume 1955, certificate 25756..

16. Ross Lee Carrigan obituary, Unknown Newspaper, Unknown Place, 6 December 1955. From obituary collection at Kentucky Gateway Museum Center Research Library.

17. Ross Lee Carrigan obituary, Unknown Newspaper, Unknown Place, 6 December 1955. From obituary collection at Kentucky Gateway Museum Center Research Library.