52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 16

 

Week 16:

The theme for Week 16 is “Oldest Story.” What is the oldest story that’s been passed down in your family? Have you figured out if any of it is true?


We've always joked that the Gross family landed in Newberrytown and never left. We're not totally wrong. They landed in York County and never left and have inhabited Newberrytown since the mid 1800s.

Theobald Gross was born in Germany and came to America in 1941 via Philadelphia. He then settled in the Manchester, York area. Theobald's son, Samuel Gross, lived in Manchester, until moving to Newberry in 1820.

Samuel's son, Daniel Gross, was born and raised in Manchester, York County. He remained there his entire life. His son, John Henry Gross, lived in Manchester until 1860, when he moved to Newberry. He would remain in Newberry for the last six years of his life. 

John Henry's son Samuel moved to Newberry with his father in 1860 and lived there most of his adult life. In 1890 he and his wife moved to a residence in Goldsboro. By 1920 they moved back to Newberry and Samuel died there in 1931.

Samuel's son, Walter Gross, was born and raised in Newberry. He lived his entire life in Newberrytown. His son, Clair Edwin Gross, my grandpa, would do the same. He lived most of his childhood and his entire adult life in the same house in Newberrytown. 

Theobald Dewalt Gross 

Born:1716 Baden-Baden, Duchy of Württemberg, Germany

Died:14 June 1759 Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, USA

6th great-grandfather 













Samuel Gross

Born: 21 Dec 1749 York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 13 Feb 1831 Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA

5th great-grandfather




Daniel Gross Sr. 

Born: 14 March 1790 Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania

Died: 19 October 1868 York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

4th great-grandfather 









John Henry Gross 

Born: 18 Feb 1817 York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 12 Sep 1866 York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

3rd great-grandfather 







Samuel Gross 

Born: 15 January 1850 Davidsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Died: 10 March 1931 Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

2nd great-grandfather 



Walter Gross 

Born:10 Oct 1886 Newberry Twp, York Co, Pennsylvania

Died:10 Nov 1964 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Great grandfather 












Clair Edwin Gross 

Born: 17 July 1929 Newberry, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 21 March 2009 The Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA





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