Died 10/30/1869. According to 1860 Clarkston census records, John was a 44 year old Baptist minister who was born in Scotland.
1860 records listed Margaret as a 42 year old woman who was born in Scotland. After John's death, Margaret married Calvin A. Green in 1872. They were divorced in 1879.
John & Margaret's adopted daughter was Eliza Howes Ross. According to 1860 records she was born in 1859 in New York.
