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Source: History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia with Biographical Compendium, 1881, page 610-611;

transcribed by Trish Elliott-Kashima

Rev. B L Ross, MD

Rev B L Ross, MD was born in Wilkinson County, Georgia in 1825.  His father, Rev John Ross, moved his family in 1830 to Upson County where he

resided until his death in 1837. The subject of this sketch was thurs left fatherless at less than twelve years of age.  The financial crisis, with some

reverses, so reduced his father's large estate that little was left to each of the fourteen heirs.  Hence, he did not have the advantages of a collegiate course.

 But he used well every opportunity for acquiring the education afforded by the common schools, and spent one year at Collinsworth Institute.

He joined Antioch Baptist Church, Talbot County in 1838.  Although possessed of a naturally active, vivacious temperament, he was ever watchful of

 his Christian character, and maintained with consistency, his profession.

In Philadelphia in 1846-1847, he attended medical lectures and in 1848 he graduated in the school of medicine in Charleston SC.  Immediately he began

the practice with marked success in Talbot County where he had lived since his fathers death.

In 1854, he was ordained to the gospel ministry, moved to Thomaston in 1856, continued to practice and preached with good results; was pastor

 there in 1857. Two years later he resigned a lucrative practice and located in Cuthbert, intending to devote his time exclusively to preaching; was

 pastor there in 1861.  The following year, the war and domestic interests induced him to return to his former home, now Taylor County where he

resumed the practice and was pastor at Antioch, Butler and Fort Valley.  To the last mentioned place, he moved in 1867; has had the pastorate there

every year since that time.  During these years he has preached, as pastor at Smithville, Dawson, Marshallville and other places.

With an intellectual, noble Christian wife (nee Miss Mangham) he is rearing five bright children, four of whom are now members of the church. 

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