John Gross
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6) John Gross:
born 08 Dec 1862 Jackson Co, IN;
died 04 Apr 1944 Delta, Delta, CO;
obituary;
death
certificate; cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage, arteriosclerosis;
buried Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta, CO; tombstone
photo;
John married (1) Etta Belle Fellows*
c. 12-17 Oct 1887 Almena, Norton, KS
(born 28 Sep 1869 IA;
died c. 1895 Norton Co, KS;
daughter of Hiram C Fellows
(04 Jun 1825 KY-18 Mar 1893 KS) and Catherine Kimberling (15 May 1831 OH-16 Nov 1911 KS));
* Etta Belle Fellows is a half-sister of Laura Catherine Fellows, found here under Oliver Grose.
marriage license for John and
Etta;
children:
1) unknown male
Gross - born 01 Oct 1888 Almena, Norton, KS;
died (___);
married?; children?
2) Vernon L "Vernie" Gross - born 30 May 1887,
1889 or 1890 Norton, Norton, KS;
died 05 Oct 1964 Blue Rapids, Marshall, KS;
death certificate;
cause of death: coronary thrombosis;
buried Prospect Hill Cemetery, Blue Rapids, Marshall, KS; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - WWI; WWI draft
registration card;
signature:
;
married Reba Blanche Willmeth
(born 28 Aug 1902 Wyandotte Co, KS;
died 20 Nov 1997 Contra Costa Co, CA;
buried Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Mesa, Maricopa, AZ; tombstone photo;
daughter of A Newton Willmeth (Jan 1862 IA-1935 Mitchell Co, KS) and
Etta Jane Trueblood (01 Jan 1871 Henry Co, IA-1953); Newton and Etta buried
Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, Jewell Co, KS -
tombstone photo;
on 26 Nov 1956
Clark Co, NV,
Reba married (2) William W Arganbright
(1894-1975; buried Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Mesa, Maricopa, AZ;
tombstone photo));
children:
1) Ruby Gross - living?; married ____ Bancher (living?); children?
2) Estel L "E L" Gross - born 22 Dec 1922
Beloit, Mitchell, KS;
died 02 Jun 2010 Marysville, Marshall, KS;
obituary -
includes photo;
buried Marysville City Cemetery, Marysville, Marshall, KS;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Army - WWII;
married
Florence Faye Murdock on 08 Mar 1947
(born 25 Jan 1920 KS;
died 09 Feb 2005 possibly
Marysville, Marshall, KS;
buried Marysville City Cemetery, Marysville, Marshall, KS;
tombstone photo;
unable to determine Florence's parents);
children:
1) Dixie Gross - living?; married ____ Richter (living?); children?
2) Vicky Sue Gross - living?; married?; children?
3) Sherrie Gross - living?; married ____ Busing (living?); children?
3) Loren Gross - living?; married?; children?
4) Joan Gross - living?; married ____ Galloway (living?); children?
Vernon and Reba likely divorced;
3) Nettie Viola Gross - see separate personal page
4) May L Gross - born
May 1895 MO;
died (___);
married Fred Bert Bowers 05 Jun 1912
(born
c. 1892 NE; no draft registration card found;
died (___);
son of Joseph Bowers (born c. 1852 OH)
and Margaret ____ (born c. 1862 IN));
children:
1) Helen Frieda Bowers -
born 20 Jun 1913 Reno Co, KS;
died 27 Feb 1989 Torrance, Los Angeles, CA;
death certificate; cause of
death: hypertensive cardiovascular disease, COPD, CHF;
buried Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA;
crypt photo;
married Robert Athol Wells
(born 05 Dec 1911 KS;
died 16 Apr 1990 Los Angeles Co, CA;
death certificate;
cause of death: respiratory failure, COPD;
buried Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA;
crypt photo;
son of John Wells and May Smith);
children:
1) Dennis Wells - living?; married?; children?
2) Dorothy Maxine Bowers -
born 26 Jan 1917 KS;
died 21 Oct 1996 Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA;
buried Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA;
tombstone photo;
married
Jack L Ford
(born 06 Nov 1915 Hutchison, Reno, KS;
died 16 Jan 2006 Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA;
obituary;
buried Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA;
tombstone photo;
son of Leo Ford and Anna Murry);
no children mentioned in Jack's obituary
John married (2) Mary Etta Robbins in 1896
(born Nov 1865 IN;
died
22 Jun 1952 Pueblo, Pueblo, CO;
buried Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo, CO - unmarked;
unable to determine
Mary's parents);
children:
5) Willard Lawrence "Slim" Gross - born 10 Mar
1900 Pawhuska, Osage, OK;
photo including Willard; Social
Security application;
WWI draft registration card;
signature:
;
died 18 Nov 1969 Grand Junction, Mesa, CO;
obituary; death
certificate;
cause of death: hemorrhage of lung (carcinoma of lung); funeral
home records;
buried
Calvary Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa, CO; tombstone photo;
Willard married (1) Alice "Birdie" Miller on 11 May 1927 Delta Co, CO
*
* Marriage record states "Birdie M Ferguson". We believe she was born Birdie Miller, and likely married ____ Ferguson first.
(born 15 Feb 1910 Morrill Co, NE;
died
20 Apr 1951 Salt Lake Co, UT;
daughter
of Charles F Miller (28 Jul 1884 KS-30 Nov 1948
Maricopa Co, AZ;
buried Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Army - WWI) and
Anna Locke (11 Nov 1888
KS-26 Sep 1959 Mesa Co, CO));
marriage record for Willard
and Birdie;
children?
Willard married (2) Pauline Martha Holveck on 20 Sep 1934 Gunnison, Gunnison, CO
(born 15 Sep 1914 Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX;
photos including Pauline;
died 14 Dec 1993 Pueblo, Pueblo, CO;
obituary; - no obituary found in Pueblo
Co, CO;
buried Calvary Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa, CO -
unmarked;
daughter of August Eugene Holveck (1875-05 May 1943) and
Mary Rosalie Ferry (1885-11 Apr 1937); August and Mary buried Delta Cemetery, Delta, Delta, CO;
tombstone photo);
marriage certificate for Willard
and Pauline;
children?