Ross-Roux Cemetery
Rural Jasper
Ross-Roux is an African American Cemetery in rural Hamilton County, Florida. Hamilton County Property Appraiser Parcel 2722-000 in Section 14, Twp 1S, Range 14E.
From I-75 at Jasper take Exit 451 onto US 129 South and travel 2.9 miles. Turn left onto CR 132 SE and travel 2.4 miles and turn right onto SE 125th Lane (unpaved roadway just before the overpass), there will be a wooden sign "Ross-Roux Cemetery" with an arrow. Follow SE 125th Lane for .2 miles and turn left onto dirt road (there is a pine forestry sign numbered 7962). The dirt road runs parallel with I-75 for 1 mile ending at the cemetery.
There's a large wooden sign "Ross-Roux Cemetery Est. 1800's by Capt. Francis J. Ross." Captain Francis J. Ross served in the 1st Regiment Florida Militia Florida Indian War. He was awarded a Military Land Grant In Hamilton County.
Ross-Roux Cemetery was surveyed and photographed by Lesleigh Laite Butts April 9, 2007.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| AARON, Franklin | n/a | Sep 5, 1965 | |
| AARON, [O or D] | n/a | Sep (1945?) | (hand inscribed, most no longer visible) |
| AARONS, Hearnon | 1895 | 1964 | |
| BELL, Bella | Sep 1858 | Jan 9, 1927 | (no day of birth inscribed) |
| BELL, Louise | May 2, 1895 | Dec 25, 1907 | |
| CATO, Cornie | 1949 | 1966 | Pvt US Army |
| CATO, Katie | Sep 22, 1921 | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| CATO, Roy | Jun 22, 1901 | Jul 3, 1967 | |
| CATO, Thomas B. | Aug 1, 1944 | Jun 14, 1993 | SP5 US Army Vietnam |
| CATO, Willie F. | Dec 16, 1945 | Oct 13, 1969 | US Army Vietnam |
| COULTER, Betty Reid | Mar 5, 1934 | Feb 27, 2003 | Beloved mother, Grandmother, sister, daughter |
| COULTER, Kenneth Dkemp | Jun 23, 1975 | Oct 10, 2006 | Beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, friend |
| CURRY, Dora | Jan 17, 1901 | Jun 29, 1981 | |
| DAVIS, Gussie M. | Jun 26, 1917 | Jan 22, 2006 | Mother to Betty, Edwina, Catherine, Fannie, Juanita, Jackie, Grace, Patricia, Dorothy, Gwen, Joyce, John, Terry, Anna Ruth |
| DAWSON, Henry | Mar 4, 1861 | Jun 28, 1933 | |
| DAWSON, Mr. & Mrs. Julia | n/a | n/a | (no dates inscribed) |
| DEVOE, A. D. | Aug 19, 1873 | Feb 28, 1935 | He was a kind and affectionate husband a loving father and friend to all |
| GIBBONS, Clementine | Oct 5, 1910 | Aug 27, 1923 | |
| HADDOCK, Sussie | July 4, 1863 | Sep 18, 1944 | (Hand inscribed concrete) |
| HARDY, Pauline Curry | Sep 17, 1907 | Aug 4, 1999 | |
| HARDY, Ralph | May 15, 1905 | Jun 25, 1991 | |
| HARDY, Saxton Zack | Feb 8, 1897 | Mar 22, 1986 | |
| HOLMES, Gertrude | Feb 28, 1891 | Jan 28, 1975 | (Name nearly illegible, verified with FL Death Index) |
| HOLMES, Lawson | Aug 15, 1884 | Mar 15, 1975 | |
| HOLMES, Willie M. (Mae) | Sep 7, 1925 | Jan 13, 1988 | (Death year inscription error as 1388; verified date with FL Death Index as 1988) |
| JONES, Bertha | Feb 15, 1898 | May 12, 1992 | |
| JONES, Nero | Jun 15, 1890 | Feb 10, 1984 | |
| McDONALD, Grace Francis | May 5, 1900 | Nov 20, 1987 | Beloved Grandmother |
| MINCY, Corrie | Jun 15, 1898 | Sep 1, 1943 | |
| PEDEN, Kizee | May 12, 1826 | Sep 23, 1899 | w/o R. R. Peden |
| ROUX, Latricia | Oct 2, 1902 | Jul 3, 1991, Stone between Latricia Roux & Lavinia Roux inscribed Twins) | |
| ROUX, Lavinia | Oct 2, 1902 | Jun 4, 1924 | Stone between Latricia Roux & Lavinia Roux inscribed Twins) |
| ROUX, Mallory Ross | Jan 15, 1900 | Jul 17, 1989 | buried in North/South direction) |
| ROUX, Palmer F. | 1895 | 1976 | PFC US Army WW I |
| ROUX, Rosa Etta | Jun 13, 1865 | Jun 9, 1962 | |
| ROUX, W. B. (William) | May 1855 | Aug 30, 1938 | (no day of birth inscribed) |
| ROUX, William W. | Nov 9, 1882 | Dec 20, 1943 | |
| RUFFING, Allen Keith | Feb 26, 1964 | May 25, 1967 | |
| STREET, Mrs.(S?) | n/a | 1951 | (FL Death Index lists Suphronia Street 1951 Hamilton Co.) |
| SWAIN, Gertrude R. | May 2, 1890 | Apr 4, 1972 | |
| THUMBTZEN, Clementine | Feb 9, 1885 | Dec 31, 1988 | |
| THUMBTZEN, Rhonda Wamsley | Feb 22, 1960 | Feb 4, 2007 | Loving Wife & Mother |
| VAUGHN, Fanny | Dec 17, 1939 | Oct 22, 1998 | |
| WOODS, Etta Roux | Aug 26, 1892 | Jun 4, 1989 | |
| UNKNOWN (3), to right of Roy Cato | |||
| UNKNOWN, (2) vaults next to Nero Jones | |||
| UNKNOWN, brick vault next to Gertrude Swain | |||
| UNKNOWN, ledger below Lavinia Roux | |||
| UNKNOWN, ledger next to Palmer Roux | |||
| UNKNOWN, next to Clementine Thumbtzen | |||
| UNKNOWN, Small 8 square headstone, no inscription visible | |||
| UNKNOWN, to left of Roy Cato | |||
| UNKNOWN, vault below Allen Ruffing | |||
| UNKNOWN, vault next to Mallory Ross Roux | |||
