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William Franklin Gross 1860 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6/9/1860

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 3 Apr 1912

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: John Gross

Mother: Mary Carter

Spouse(s): Sarah Wylie

Children(s): Mary Phillips, Minnie Gross, Martha Gross, Lola Gross, Willie Gross, William Gross, Maggie Gross, Margaret Gross, John Gross, Myrtle Gross, Samuel Gross, Bobby Gross, Leona Mckinney, Leona Gross, Don Gross, Donolin Gross, Cleopatra Gross, Viola Gross, Lola Gross

William Franklin Gross was born in 1860 in Tennessee, the child of John H. Gross and Mary J. (Gross) Carter. William Franklin Gross married Sarah Ann "Sally" Wylie, and had children including Mary R, Gross Phillips, Minnie Louvenia Gross, Martha Gross, Lola Gross, Willie Belle Gross, William (Billie) Gross, Maggie Gross, Margaret "Maggie" Ann Gross, John Franklin "Frank" Gross, Myrtle G Gross, Samuel Robert "Sam Bob" Gross, Bobby S Gross, Leona Gross Mckinney, Leona Gross, Don Olen Gross, Donolin Gross, Cleopatra Gross, Viola Gross, Lola Eppie Gross. William Franklin Gross passed away in 1912 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Franklin Gross was born in 1860 in Tennessee, the child of John H. Gross and Mary J. (Gross) Carter.
  • William Franklin Gross married Sarah Ann "Sally" Wylie, and had children including Mary R, Gross Phillips, Minnie Louvenia Gross, Martha Gross, Lola Gross, Willie Belle Gross, William (Billie) Gross, Maggie Gross, Margaret "Maggie" Ann Gross, John Franklin "Frank" Gross, Myrtle G Gross, Samuel Robert "Sam Bob" Gross, Bobby S Gross, Leona Gross Mckinney, Leona Gross, Don Olen Gross, Donolin Gross, Cleopatra Gross, Viola Gross, Lola Eppie Gross.
  • William Franklin Gross passed away in 1912 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gross's Ancestors

Self
William Gross
1860 – 1912
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John H. Gross
1845 –
North Carolina, USA
Mary (J. (Gross)) Carter
1838 –
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gross's Descendants

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William (Franklin) Gross (6/9/1860 – 3 Apr 1912) m. Sarah (Ann "Sally") Wylie (11 Dec 1863 – 25 Aug 1945)
  1. 1. Mary (R, Gross) Phillips (16 Jul 1880 – 6 Dec 1955)
  2. 2. Minnie (Louvenia) Gross (29 Jul 1882 – 14 Jan 1979)
  3. 3. Martha Gross (Feb 1885 – )
  4. 4. Lola Gross (Feb 1887 – )
  5. 5. Willie (Belle) Gross (03 Oct 1890 – 14 Oct 1970)
  6. 6. William ((Billie)) Gross (3 Oct 1890 – )
  7. 7. Maggie Gross (Nov 1892 – )
  8. 8. Margaret ("Maggie" Ann) Gross (16 Nov 1892 – 29 May 1980)
  9. 9. John (Franklin "Frank") Gross (17 Sep 1894 – 16 May 1928)
  10. 10. Myrtle (G) Gross (17 Sep 1895 – 4 Dec 1933)
  11. 11. Samuel (Robert "Sam Bob") Gross (May 1897 – 1984)
  12. 12. Bobby (S) Gross (1898 – )
  13. 13. Leona (Gross) Mckinney (Jul 1899 – 2001)
  14. 14. Leona Gross (Jul 1899 – )
  15. 15. Don (Olen) Gross (17 August 1901 – 1 Dec 1955)
  16. 16. Donolin Gross (abt 1902 – )
  17. 17. Cleopatra Gross (11 Feb 1907 – 17 Dec 1911)
  18. 18. Viola Gross
  19. 19. Lola (Eppie) Gross (13 Feb 1887 – 26 Jan 1963) m. Owen (Lafayette) Sears (abt 1875 – 11 Mar 1962)
    1. 1. Dora (Deane) Sears (13 August 1903 – 13 Feb 1994) m. Merwyn Orr (11 Nov 1901 – 03 Mar 1999)
      1. 1. Jo (Ann) Orr m. Boyd (Gilbert) Miller (27 July 1925 – 05/02/2009)
    2. 2. Joe (Alton) Sears (12 Dec 1919 – 14 Feb 1981)
    3. 3. Doc (Graham) Sears
    4. 4. Doc (Graham) Sears

William Gross's Timeline

3 Records

1860
6/9/1860
Birth of William Franklin Gross in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 20
William Franklin Gross was married
None
1912
3 Apr 1912
Age 52
Death of William Franklin Gross in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6/9/1860
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

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