Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-09-05
CAPT. MILTON RoUss.

On Tuesday night, August goth
at his home, Shannon Park, miles
south of Charles Town, Capt. Milton
Rouss answered the last roll cali
and passed on to join the "greai
majority" His passing brought te
its close a long and eventful life
having nearly reached his 82nc
birthday. Born in Woodsboro, Md.
in 1910, he very early in life moved
with his father to "Runnymeade'
in Berkeley Co., then in Virgins
and later in the year 1852, his father
having bought the fine estate
Shannon Hill" in this county, he
, came there to live.
AT an early age, he entered that
West Point of the South, the Va
Military Institute and upon gradua-
ton went directly into the service
OF his country and with his class.
mate and most life long friend, the
late Col. R. P. Chew he helped to
recruit and organize a company OF
light artillery in this county. Col
Chew was elected Captain of the
newly formed Co., and young Rouss
lst Lieut.. Later, he joined Co. B,
18th Va. Cavalry, commanded by
Capt. George Baylor, and upon the
capture of Capt. Baylor, Lieut..
Rouss took command of the Co. and
remained its commander until he
himself was taken prisoner
A short while after the close of
the Civil War, Capt Rouss opened
a store in Lancaster, Penn, and
later moved to Lookport, N. Y. Re-
turning to Jefferson to engage in
farming on his fathers estate, he
married Miss Mary Osburn, daugh-
ter of the late Logan Osburn of this
county and established home at
Avonwood, near Kabletown, now the
flne estate and orchard property of
Rouss Bros, sons of Capt. Rouss.
Upon the death of his oldest
brother, Chas. B. Rouss of New
York City, he bought the beautiful
home Shannon Park, built by Mr..
Chas. Rouss' eldest son, Charles and
almost within stones throw of the
old home,> Shannon Hill 1t would
be hard to find two homes for which
nature had done so much to beauti-
fy, and make grand the home of
man, as for these two homes, Shan
non Hill and Shannon Park. 1t was
to this latter he brought his second
wife, a daughter of the late well
known and well loved VIM. L. Will
son, to live and here his last years
were spent with her ever with the
true and effectinate care of a faith
full wife.
Capt. Rouss was man of com
handing appearance, compact and
erect figure, active of body and
alert of mind, man of culture and
fond of reading. He possessed a
mind well stored with his traced
facts and delighted in reading the
lines of Earth's great men. His
long and eventful life gave him
great opportunity for "reminiscences,
of which he was very fond, but he
nevertheless kept well abreast the
current events of the day. He was
by nature fond of company, which
fact, together with the charm of
manners and cordiality of Mrs.
Rouss, made Shannon Park a pleas
ant place to visit.
He was buried in the Rouss lot in
Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester,
Saturday afternoon, September 2.
Quite large number of old Con-
federate Veterans, together with
number of other friends and rela-
tives made the trip to Winchester to
pay their last tribute of respect to
his memory.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary Rouss and four sons, Milton
O., George, Frank H., and DIR. Alex
Rouss, all of this county.