Jane Ross (other)
Jane Ross may refer to: * Jane Ross (collector) (1810–1879), Irish folksong collector * Jane Ross (philanthropist) (1920–1999), American businesswoman and philanthropist *Jane Ross (footballer) Jane Celestina Ross (born 18 September 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and the Scotland national team. Club career Glasgow City Ross grew up on the Isle of Bute and aft ...

Jane Ross (collector)
Jane Ross (5 August 1810 – 1879) was an Irish folksong collector from Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland. She is most notable for collecting the tune that became '' Londonderry Air''. Early life and family Jane Ross was born in or near Limavady, County Londonderry on 5 August 1810. She was the eldest of the four daughters and two sons of John Ross (1781–1830) and his second wife Jane (née Ogilby). Her siblings were Elizabeth, William, Ann, Theodosia and John. Her father was captain in the Limavady yeomanry and owner of land, flour mills, and a bleach green. Her brother William (born 1814) became rector of Dungiven and later canon of Derry cathedral. Her paternal grandfather, William Ross, was a land agent for the Conolly estate, provost of Limavady from 1789, and a linen merchant. Through both her parents she was related to other local gentry families. Music collecting Ross lived with some of her sisters in Limavady at 51 Main Street. Around 1853 she collected a number ...
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Jane Ross (philanthropist)
Jane Ross (December 23, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was a prominent American businesswoman and philanthropist from Clark County, Arkansas. Early life, World War II service Ross was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the daughter of Hugh Thomas Ross and Esther Clark Ross. She graduated from Henderson State University in 1942. She served as a US Navy photographer for a time in 1943, stationed in Washington DC, and then joined the Women's Army Corps, in which she would serve for the remainder of World War II. For her service during the war, she would receive the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Medal, and the Victory Medal. Following the war, she would study photography at Rochester Institute of Technology. Ross returned to Arkadelphia, and opened a photography studio, "Photos by Ross". She owned and operated this studio from 1948 through 1955, but was forced to close the studio to concentrate on the family business following the death of her father, who had previously managed th ...
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