The store sold everything from basic household goods to hardware materials, and from cotton to livestock. In addition, Ross operated the family farm. Interestingly, Ross is said to have been a medical practitioner, despite having no formal medical training. Martha Hargrove Ross died in 1886, and in the following year, Thomas Jefferson Ross married his second wife, Mrs. Nancy A. Shows Traylor. The Shows family originated from South Carolina, although Nancy was born in Mississippi on June 22, 1851.
Records indicate that another daughter died in childhood.
Nancy Ross remained in Silver Creek until her death on December 17, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Ross are both interred in the Thomas Jefferson Ross family cemetery, located in present-day Jefferson Davis County. The back cover of the ledger is missing and the binding on the rest of the book is extremely loose. The pages are brittle and discolored, making some entries difficult to read, and several pages are torn. Entries in the ledger are listed by the name of the customer.