Ross Herron was born January 25, 1878, in Cave Springs, Missouri. His parents were James Aaron and Susan (Wadlow) Herron. The family moved from Cave Springs to South Calhoun Street, Ash Grove, in the 1880s. By 1900, and for at least several years afterwards, Ross worked as a laborer in the Ash Grove White Lime company rock quarry. By 1910, Ross was doing floor work at the lime kilns. Ross got married at some point between the year 1900 and his death on February 4, 1910. He died, according to the attending physician, of neuralgia caused by an abscess in his nose (Russel 1912). Ross's death certificate suggests that he was buried in Ash Grove, which in turns indicates the Berry Cemetery, the only place of interment for black individuals in Ash Grove at that time,
Grave Marker: Ross Herron's specific place of burial in the Berry Cemetery is unknown and there is no known individual headstone for him. However, Ross is memorialized by the inscription of his name (shown below) on the monument, installed in 2017, for individuals interred in unmarked graves in the Berry Cemetery.
