"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."

 - Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"

Charles Ross Family

Charles Ross Family

Charles Ross is the genealogist for the Thaddeus Ford family branch. Per Charles, his family branch starts with Thaddeus (born abt 1865-66), the son of Daniel Ford who was a son of West Ford. Thaddeus was a schoolteacher and farmer in Virginia. The photo was taken at the Mount Vernon Cemetery in October 2021. Charles is maried to Kayna Marie Ross and they have two children: Nashyda Marie and Charles E. III, featured in this photo.