Gross, Dominick (1848-1923)

GROSS

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 10/22/2008 at 13:53:42

Dominick Gross
(April 21, 1848 - September 27, 1923)

Dominick Gross, farmer, P. O. Avoca, was born in Alsace, France, April 21, 1848, son of Dominick and Mary Ann (Ledolph) Gross, also natives of Alsace France, and parents of eight children - four boys and four girls. Dominick Gross - subject's father - who was by trade a cabinet-maker, was born in 1822, and died in Avoca, this county, November 20, 1880; his wife, who is still living in Pleasant township, this county, was born in 1824. In 1853, subject came to the United States with his parents; landed at New Orleans, La., and thence went to Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa. He received a good education in the schools of Le Claire, iowa, and began the business of life as a farmer, and has since pursued that occupation. He remained in Le Claire till 1870, then moved to Butler Township, Scott County, Iowa, and after remaining there two years, came to Pleasnt Township May 7, 1872. Here he has bought eighty acres of wild land at $8.50 per acre, in 1871, and improved the place. In 1877, he built a one-story house, 16 x 22 feet, and in 1882 erected a new two-story dwelling, 16 x 28 feet, at a cost of $1,000. On his farm, he has a grove of two acres of shade trees, consisting of maples, box-elders and cottonwoods, and has also an orchard containing eighty trees. In this township April 17, 1877, he married Joseph Weiseman, born in Princeton, Scott Co., Iowa, October 22, 1858, daughter of John and Barbara (Goelf) Weiseman; he, a native of Bavaria, Germany; she, also a native of Germany, born July 24, 1832. By this union they have been blessed with three children - Mary, born April 24, 1879; George, born May 19, 1831, and Charley, born June 29, 1882. Mr. Gross has held the office of Constable in this township; he is a member of the Catholic Church; is a member of the A. H. T. S., and in politics is a Democrat. (From the 1882 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa)