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William Riley Gross 1846–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1846

Birth Location: , Owen, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 29 Jul 1904

Death Location: Whitehall, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Gross

Mother: Catharine James

Spouse(s): "Jincey" Stogsdill, Martha Stogsdill

Children(s): Lula Gross, Sherlie Freeman, Kate Gross, Margaret Brinson, Olive Gross, Samuel Gross, Edna Gross, William Gross, Everett Gross, Katie Gross

The story of William Riley Gross began in 1846 in , Owen, Indiana, USA. In 1880, William Riley Gross resided in Clay, Owen, Indiana, USA. William Riley Gross married Jincey Jennie Stogsdill, Martha Stogsdill, and had children including Edna Gross, Everett Gross, Kate M Gross, Katie Gross, Lula Gross, Margaret Gross Brinson, Olive Gross, Samuel L Gross, Sherlie Gross Freeman, William Gross. William Riley Gross passed away in 1904 in Whitehall, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Riley Gross began in 1846 in , Owen, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, William Riley Gross resided in Clay, Owen, Indiana, USA.
  • William Riley Gross married Jincey Jennie Stogsdill, Martha Stogsdill, and had children including Edna Gross, Everett Gross, Kate M Gross, Katie Gross, Lula Gross, Margaret Gross Brinson, Olive Gross, Samuel L Gross, Sherlie Gross Freeman, William Gross.
  • William Riley Gross passed away in 1904 in Whitehall, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gross's Ancestors

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William Gross
1846–1904
Birth Place: , Owen, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Gross
1807–1855
Virginia, United States of America
Catharine James
1804–1883
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gross's Descendants

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William (Riley) Gross (27 Mar 1846–29 Jul 1904) m. "Jincey" (Jennie) Stogsdill (1859–1903) m. Martha Stogsdill (30 October 1854–24 October 1888)
  1. 1. Lula Gross 1890–1984 m. Roy (Ervin) Sims 1888–1978
    1. 1. Mildred (Faye Sims) Dunbar 1909–1968
    2. 2. Mary (Honora) Sims 1912–1956 m. Sheldon (Vernon) Hackler 1906–1995
      1. 1. Richard (Lee) Hackler 1934–2017 m. Phyllis (Ann) Hackler 1935–2008
    3. 3. Shirley (Catherine Sims) Smith 1913–1981
    4. 4. Dorothy (Marie Sims) Mann 1914–1988
    5. 5. Norma (Lucille Sims) Culbert 1919–2013
    6. 6. Wendell (Leo) Sims 1922–2014
  2. 2. Sherlie (Gross) Freeman 1896–1962
  3. 3. Kate (M) Gross 1900–1981 m. Owen (Clay) Adkins 1898–1957
    1. 1. Billle Adkins 1933–1958
    2. 2. Beryl Adkins 1922–1998
    3. 3. Thurman Adkins 1929–1969
    4. 4. Joyce Adkins 1940–2017
  4. 4. Margaret (Gross) Brinson 1873–1965
  5. 5. Olive Gross 1898–1898
  6. 6. Samuel (L) Gross 1876–1896
  7. 7. Edna Gross 1886–1886
  8. 8. William Gross 1883–1884
  9. 9. Everett Gross 1886–1886
  10. 10. Katie Gross 1899–1981

William Gross's Timeline

3 Records

1846
27 Mar 1846
Birth of William Riley Gross in , Owen, Indiana, USA
, Owen, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
William Riley Gross resided here in Clay, Owen, Indiana, USA
Clay, Owen, Indiana, USA
1904
29 Jul 1904
Age 58
Death of William Riley Gross in Owen County, Indiana
Owen County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1846
    Event Place: , Owen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Owen, Indiana; Roll: 303; Page: 386D; Enumeration District: 259
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Owen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Owen, Indiana; Roll: 303; Page: 386D; Enumeration District: 259

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Whitehall, Owen County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Riley Gross 1904

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Owen County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitehall, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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