John Wesley Gross1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23795, (1857 - 1935)
FatherJohn Gross4,5 (1821 - 1904)
MotherAnn Marie [surname unknown]4,5 (1824 - 1904)

Key Events:

Birth: 9 May 1857, Michigan6,7,8
Marriage: 19 Dec 1878, Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, Ida May Holtom (2 Apr 1858 - 31 Jul 1920)9,10
Marriage: 27 Apr 1922, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, Ella Lee Cook (28 Aug 1854 - 6 Sep 1933)11,12
Death: 6 Dec 19358
Burial: Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma13
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

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Narrative:

     John Wesley Gross was born on 9 May 1857 in Michigan.6,7,8
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Park Twp., St. Joseph Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents, John Gross and Ann Marie [surname unknown].14 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Park Twp., St Joseph Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.15
     John married Ida May Holtom, daughter of Richard Holtom and Isabel [surname unknown], on 19 Dec 1878 in Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, with Rev. S. Grosenbaugh offciating.9,10
     John and Ida appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Park, St Joseph Co., Michigan, enumerated 10 Jun 1880, Daniel Hening was also listed in the household, as a boarder.16
     John and Ida moved to Garden City, Missouri, in 1881.17 They moved to Paola, Kansas, by 1895.18 They appeared on the 1895 State Census of Paola, Miami Co., Kansas. Their children Mabel, Bertha, J., Lola and Cleora were listed as living with them.19
     John and Ida returned to Missouri before 1900.20 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Camp Branch Twp., Cass Co., Missouri, enumerated 14 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their children Mabel, Bertha, J., Lola and Cleora were listed as living with them.21
     John and Ida appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, at 303 So Side Boulevard, enumerated 2 May 1910, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their children J., Lola and Cleora were listed as living with them.22
     He was a travelling salesman, selling hardware and farm machines.23,24,25,26 He had become a deputy sheriff by 1930.27
     John and Ida appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, at 710 North "E" St., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged.28
     His wife died on 31 Jul 1920.29
     John married second Ella Lee Cook, daughter of William Cook and Sophia Maria Cobb, on 27 Apr 1922 in Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, with Rev. J. W. Israel, pastor, First Methodist Episcopal Church South, officiating.11,12
     John and Ella appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, at 603 Callahan, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $1,500, and owned a radio.30
     His second wife died on 6 Sep 1933 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.31,32
     John died on 6 Dec 1935 at age 78.8 He was buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.13

Children:
     Children with Ida May Holtom:

  • Mabel Isabel Gross33,21 (29 Jul 1880 - 11 Sep 1935)
  • Bertha Maude Gross33,21,34 (29 Jan 1883 - 10 May 1955)
  • J. Richard Gross33,21,22 (19 Apr 1887 - 1955)
  • Lola Ethel Gross33,21,35 (31 Dec 1889 - 19 Dec 1991)
  • Cleora Blanche Gross33,21,36 (18 Feb 1894 - 6 Feb 1988)

Children:
     There were no children with Ella Lee Cook

Citations

  1. [S12089] John Gross household, 1860 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as John Gross.
  2. [S12090] John Gross household, 1870 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Jno W. Gross.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90234017, John Wesley Gross, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. [S12089] John Gross household, 1860 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S12090] John Gross household, 1870 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S12089] John Gross household, 1860 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 3 and state.
  7. [S12090] John Gross household, 1870 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 12 and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90234017, John Wesley Gross, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1878, St Joseph Co., no. 325, Jno W. Gross and Ida Holtom, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S12091] John Gross household, 1880 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Michigan, shows married.
  11. [S10241] Marriage Record, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, 21:52, J. W. Gross and Ella Lee Brewer, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S12086] J. W. Gross household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 18, and hers as 20.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90234017, John Wesley Gross, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S12089] John Gross household, 1860 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.
  15. [S12090] John Gross household, 1870 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Michigan.
  16. [S12091] John Gross household, 1880 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Michigan.
  17. [S12094] Mabel Isabel Gross obituary, Boynton Index, shows they moved when she was six months old.
  18. [S12094] Mabel Isabel Gross obituary, Boynton Index, shows they moved when she was in her 13th year.
  19. [S12097] J. W. Gross household, 1895 Kansas Census, Miami Co., Kansas, Paola.
  20. [S12094] Mabel Isabel Gross obituary, Boynton Index, shows they moved after a few years.
  21. [S12092] John Gross household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cass Co., Missouri.
  22. [S12095] John W. Gross household, 1910 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.
  23. [S12097] J. W. Gross household, 1895 Kansas Census, Miami Co., Kansas, Paola, shows occupation as traveling salesman.
  24. [S12092] John Gross household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cass Co., Missouri, shows occupation as hardware sales.
  25. [S12095] John W. Gross household, 1910 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, shows occupation as traveling salesman and industry as hardware.
  26. [S12086] J. W. Gross household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, shows occupation as travelling salesman and industry as farm machines, out of work 26 [?] years, 73 years old.
  27. [S12096] John W. Gross household, 1920 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma, shows occupation as dep. sheriff and industry as county.
  28. [S12096] John W. Gross household, 1920 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.
  29. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90234016, Ida May Gross, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  30. [S12086] J. W. Gross household, 1930 U.S. Census, Muskogee Co., Oklahoma.
  31. [S12078] Ella Brewer Gross obituary, The Record-Democrat, shows died Thursday, at her home, and city.
  32. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 159096999, Ella Lee C. Cook Brewer, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  33. [S12097] J. W. Gross household, 1895 Kansas Census, Miami Co., Kansas, Paola, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  34. [S12093] Bertha Maude Kenagy, Certificate of Death.
  35. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Lola E. Harley, Soc. Sec. No. 443-46-0971, shows father's surname as Gross.
  36. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Cleora Blanche Hill, citing Soc. Sec. No. 557-46-0574, shows father's surname as Gross.