were stopped at a crossing while a train passed by. Their horse became frightened and dashed between two train cars, demolishing the sleigh and killing Mrs. Ross. The train crew transported Ross to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a broken hip and other injuries, and remained until his death. Ross is interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Family Ross married Eliza Ann Carpenter (1826-1886) on November 22, 1852. They were the parents of eight children, including Caroline C., Eliza M., Helen M., Julia, Martha E., Edith Helen, Edward H., and Jonathan C. In 1887, he married Helen Daggert, and they remained married until her death. References External links Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Johnathan Ross entry at The Political Graveyard Govtrack US Congress Ancestry.com 1826 births 1905 deaths Chief Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court Dartmouth College alumni Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives Republican Party United States senators from Vermont Vermont lawyers State's attorneys in Vermont Republican Party Vermont state senators Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court 19th-century American politicians People from Caledonia County, Vermont Burials in Vermont 19th-century American lawyers Accidental deaths in Vermont Railway accident deaths in the United States 19th-century American judges