| Male, Born | in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania on 11/29/1846 |
| Died | ?/?/1915 |
Born November 29, 1846, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, of Hiram ROSS and Mary (KEECH) ROSS. He had brothers Jesse Hiram, Henry William, Casper Steven, and George G.; and sisters Amanda M., and Jennie.
In 1858, Daniel's father moved to Linn County, Iowa (near the city of Cedar Rapids), where he continued his trade as a miller until 1861. The father then returned to Pennsylvania, and in 1862 the entire family moved to Linn County. Daniel was fifteen years of age when this 1,000 mile journey took place. Daniel completed his two remaining years of formal studies in Iowa.
Upon completion of his schooling, Daniel joined his brother, Jesse, in planting eight acres of tobacco. Their tobacco field was located on a site which was in 1911, "the fine residential district of Cedar Rapids." Because of the inferior quality of their tobacco, however, and because of the heavy taxes created by the Civil War, Daniel abandoned tobacco raising and then began farming in earnest. He continued these pursuits until 1870, when he joined his father and three brothers on their emigration to Nebraska.
An interesting account of their arrival in Nebraska is described under Henry William ROSS. The father, Daniel, and three brothers with families, settled at Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska, where each of them homesteaded a quarter section of land along with valuable timber claims.
In 1873, Daniel married Miss Frances A. BROWN, who was a native of Linn County, Iowa. It is unclear if Daniel returned to Iowa to marry Frances, or if she joined him in Nebraska. Daniel spent eight years in Nebraska, returning in 1878 to Linn County, and for the next three years farmed in connection with his wife's relatives. Soon after his return from Nebraska, he decided to make his home in Carroll County, Iowa (probably near Manning, about 70 miles northeast of Council Bluffs), where he purchased a farm and operated it for fifteen years.
In 1894, however, he became the owner of valuable land in Linn County, to which he devoted his time and attention until 1898, when he retired from active business life and moved into Cedar Rapids. In 1911, Daniel was still the owner of a large body of fine land in Audubon County (adjacent to Carroll County's southern border) and of several valuable residential properties.
Although an extremely successful businessman, Daniel was also prominent in other regards. He became well known in Cedar Rapids political circles, and was elected twice as alderman of his ward to the city council. While sitting on the city council, it was mainly through his determined struggle that the Second Avenue Bridge was built at a cost of $100,000. He also put up effective fights for the improvement of the west side of Cedar Rapids and for the paving (with brick) of Second Avenue "from end to end."
He was shown as a member of the Crescent Lodge, A.F. & A.M., and of Trowel Chapter, R.A.M., of the Masonic body; was a Knight Templar and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine; and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. All in all, he was considered a prominent and influential citizen in the public life of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Daniel probably died around 1915-1920. Though there is no record of daughters, there must have been at least one or two, based on the fact that there were five sons born to the marriage: Guy, Joseph H., Lee R., Bert E., and Lyle D.