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William Houston Gross 1855–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1939

Death Location: Pine Grove, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Solomon Gross

Mother: Anna Strickland

Spouse(s): Jemina Pannell, Mary Moore

Children(s): Lillie Gross, May Gross, Murry Gross, John Gross, Lula Gross, Rubye Gross, Lela Gross, Juanita Gross, Marshall Gross, Maud Gross, William Sr

In 1855, William Houston Gross entered the world in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, born to Solomon Gross And Anna Maryann Strickland. In 1860, William Houston Gross resided in Carolina, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA. William Houston Gross married Jemina Parthenia Pannell, Mary Jane Moore, and had children including John Jon Vernon Gross, Juanita Gross, Lela M Gross, Lillie A Gross, Lula Gross, Marshall Stone Gross, Maud Ellen Gross, May Belle Gross, Murry Scott Gross, Rubye Lee Gross, William M Gross Sr. William Houston Gross passed away in 1939 in Pine Grove, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1855, William Houston Gross entered the world in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, born to Solomon Gross And Anna Maryann Strickland.
  • In 1860, William Houston Gross resided in Carolina, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Houston Gross married Jemina Parthenia Pannell, Mary Jane Moore, and had children including John Jon Vernon Gross, Juanita Gross, Lela M Gross, Lillie A Gross, Lula Gross, Marshall Stone Gross, Maud Ellen Gross, May Belle Gross, Murry Scott Gross, Rubye Lee Gross, William M Gross Sr.
  • William Houston Gross passed away in 1939 in Pine Grove, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gross's Ancestors

Self
William Gross
1855–1939
Birth Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Solomon Gross
1814–1870
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Anna ((Maryann)) Strickland
1816–1860
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Lacartes Gross) Jr.
1786–1830
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Delaney Stone
1780–1843
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Stone
1752–1839
Elizabeth Ladd
1757–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marble Stone
1725–1810
Lucy Bostick
1734–1800
Noble Sr
1714–1782
Judith Dameron
1733–1794

William Gross's Descendants

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William (Houston) Gross (23 Feb 1855–10 Nov 1939) m. Jemina (Parthenia) Pannell (4 May 1890–10 Jun 1984) m. Mary (Jane) Moore (13 Oct 1862–24 Mar 1899)
  1. 1. Lillie (A) Gross 1880–1958
  2. 2. May (Belle) Gross 1891–1961
  3. 3. Murry (Scott) Gross 1894–1969
  4. 4. John ((Jon) Vernon) Gross 1896–1955
  5. 5. Lula Gross 1885–1974
  6. 6. Rubye (Lee) Gross 1925–2009
  7. 7. Lela (M) Gross 1883–1937
  8. 8. Juanita Gross 1922–2013 m. Daniel (Carl) Watson 1921–
  9. 9. Marshall (Stone) Gross 1894–1965
  10. 10. Maud (Ellen) Gross 1887–1914
  11. 11. William (M Gross) Sr 1928–2019

William Gross's Timeline

3 Records

1855
23 Feb 1855
Birth of William Houston Gross in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
William Houston Gross resided here in Carolina, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Carolina, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
1939
10 Nov 1939
Age 84
Death of William Houston Gross in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 138; Family History Library Film:
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Carolina, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M653_593; Page: 138; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Grove, Tippah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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