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History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties, Wisconsin - Vol. 1
pub. H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, MN - 1919

         [page 200]
         
         JACOB GROSS, a well to do farmer and respected citizen of
       Alma township, Buffalo county, was born in town of Alma, March
       18, 1874, son of JACOB and JUSTINE (KUEHN) GROSS. The father,
       born in Germany, Aug. 29, 1838, came to America when six years
       old, his parents locating in Milwaukee county. On growing to
       manhood he engaged in farming, coming to Alma township, Buffalo
       county, in 1868. His death occurred Jan. 15, 1913. His wife,
       who was born Jan. 31, 1846, is still living. To them were born
       five children, the eldest of whom, a son, died in infancy. The
       others were CONRAD, ELIZABETH, JACOB and FRED. JACOB GROSS was
       educated in the district school and spent the years of his
       early manhood in assisting his father. At the age of 24 years
       he bought the farm on which he now resides, which was then a
       farm of 160 acres. Having bought 80 acres more in 1902, his
       farm now has an area of 235 acres, of which 90 are cleared,
       the balance being in woodland and bluffs. MR. GROSS does gen-
       ermal farming, his most important operations being those con-
       nected with dairying and hog raising. He has a barn 24 by 40
       feet with stone basement, and a good eight-room dwelling. For
       six years he served as treasurer of his school district. He
       is a stockholder in the GROSS Cheese Factory. MR. GROSS was
       married June 27, 1899, to MARY ROELICH, who was born in Alma
       township, May 26, 1878, daughter of WENZEL and THERESA 
       (KREIBRICH) ROELICH, she being the second born in a family of
       13 children. To Mr. and Mrs. JACOB GROSS six children have
       been born: ARMOND FRED, Jan. 27, 1902; EDMOND CONRAD, Oct. 22,
       1904; ALGUNDIA MARGUERITE, Feb. 16, 1906; RAYMOND PHILIP, March
       14, 1908; FRANCES PAULINA, April 10, 1910, and RANDOLPH SIDNEY,
       Nov. 5, 1913. The family attend the Lutheran church at Crean
       (sic).
       
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