My Great-Grandfather. He died a year before I was born.
Edward was the third child and eldest son of Wilhelm August Gustav (b. Nov 1833) and Amalie/Emilie Henriette (Piske) Gross (b. Dec 1839). Brother of Minna "Minnie" (b. 24 Nov 1862), Johanna "Hanna" (b. 5 Jan 1865) and Albert (b. 2 Apr 1871; d. 2 Apr 1871).
(See memorial page of his sister, Minna "Minnie" (Gross) Siefert at #6511694).
Edward had an 8th grade education in Germany (through June 1883).
As a young man (age 22), Edward immigrated to America. Records reveal it was in the year 1891 (probably summer), the year his older sister Minnie, her husband Albert Siefert, and their young son Otto, came to America (Apr 1891) and lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until the Spring of 1894. There is no public records of my great- grandfather's immigration as he deserted from the German Army in 1891 and was a stowaway on a ship bound for Canada. From Canada, he migrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked driving a tanner's wagon in Minneapolis until the Spring of 1894. He arrived in North Greenfield, Wisconsin about May 1894 (age 25).
His sister Hanna married Henry Lipke (1858-1929) in 1884 in Germany. She and her family also immigrated to the United States in Spring 1891 (I believe they immigrated with the Sieferts in Apr. 1891). The Henry Lipke family settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They had nine children together between 1885 and 1908 (however, not all lived to adulthood).
(See the memorial page for Johanna "Hanna" (Gross) Lipke at #97506309).
Nothing more is known about his parents who remained in Germany. However, I believe his father died in Germany in Sept. 1908 at age 74.
Edward's young nephew, Carl Lipke, died at age 4 in Nov. 1896.
Edward, age 29, married Franziska H. Kamrath (b. 9 Aug 1875) on Feb. 17, 1898 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Tess Corners, WI. They lived on a farm in Muskego in Waukesha County. Frances' parents also had a farm in Muskego and it's possible they all lived together for awhile in the earlier years. The couple had three children; Herbert, b. Nov. 1898, Irma, b. Jan. 1901 and Neoda, b. Aug. 1907 (my grandmother).
Sadly, their oldest child and only son, Herbie, died in Feb. 1911 of typhoid fever at age 12.
On May 4, 1914, Edward Gross became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Ed's nephew, Otto Siefert, died in Nov 1918 at age 28. His sister, Hanna Lipke, died in July 1922 at age 57.
My great-grandfather was a man short in height (just the opposite of what the GROSS surname means) but he had a big smile and a good sense of humor. I also learned that he enjoyed smoking cigars.
Religion: Lutheran. Occupation: Farmer and gardener.
Edward and Frances welcomed their first grandchild, Geraldine Gollop, in Oct. 1924.
After both daughters were married, Edward and Frances moved from their farmhouse in Muskego to a small one-bedroom cottage at 6165 S. Linnie Lac Ct in New Berlin in 1929. Edward lived the rest of his life in this house.
Mrs. Frances Gross tragically died on Aug. 1, 1931 from internal injuries after being hit by an automobile as a pedestrian on July 31, 1931. Edward, walking with her on the side of the road, was injured in the same accident.
Edward Gross, who never remarried after his wife's death, lived a long life. He died at age 89 on a cold winter's night after a fall in his New Berlin home in Feb 1958.
He was survived by his two daughters, Mrs Irma (Edward) Gollop and Mrs Neoda (Milton) Cooper; 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren (born between 1950-1958). Also survived by his nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania.
Edward was the third child and eldest son of Wilhelm August Gustav (b. Nov 1833) and Amalie/Emilie Henriette (Piske) Gross (b. Dec 1839). Brother of Minna "Minnie" (b. 24 Nov 1862), Johanna "Hanna" (b. 5 Jan 1865) and Albert (b. 2 Apr 1871; d. 2 Apr 1871).
(See memorial page of his sister, Minna "Minnie" (Gross) Siefert at #6511694).
Edward had an 8th grade education in Germany (through June 1883).
As a young man (age 22), Edward immigrated to America. Records reveal it was in the year 1891 (probably summer), the year his older sister Minnie, her husband Albert Siefert, and their young son Otto, came to America (Apr 1891) and lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until the Spring of 1894. There is no public records of my great- grandfather's immigration as he deserted from the German Army in 1891 and was a stowaway on a ship bound for Canada. From Canada, he migrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked driving a tanner's wagon in Minneapolis until the Spring of 1894. He arrived in North Greenfield, Wisconsin about May 1894 (age 25).
His sister Hanna married Henry Lipke (1858-1929) in 1884 in Germany. She and her family also immigrated to the United States in Spring 1891 (I believe they immigrated with the Sieferts in Apr. 1891). The Henry Lipke family settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They had nine children together between 1885 and 1908 (however, not all lived to adulthood).
(See the memorial page for Johanna "Hanna" (Gross) Lipke at #97506309).
Nothing more is known about his parents who remained in Germany. However, I believe his father died in Germany in Sept. 1908 at age 74.
Edward's young nephew, Carl Lipke, died at age 4 in Nov. 1896.
Edward, age 29, married Franziska H. Kamrath (b. 9 Aug 1875) on Feb. 17, 1898 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Tess Corners, WI. They lived on a farm in Muskego in Waukesha County. Frances' parents also had a farm in Muskego and it's possible they all lived together for awhile in the earlier years. The couple had three children; Herbert, b. Nov. 1898, Irma, b. Jan. 1901 and Neoda, b. Aug. 1907 (my grandmother).
Sadly, their oldest child and only son, Herbie, died in Feb. 1911 of typhoid fever at age 12.
On May 4, 1914, Edward Gross became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Ed's nephew, Otto Siefert, died in Nov 1918 at age 28. His sister, Hanna Lipke, died in July 1922 at age 57.
My great-grandfather was a man short in height (just the opposite of what the GROSS surname means) but he had a big smile and a good sense of humor. I also learned that he enjoyed smoking cigars.
Religion: Lutheran. Occupation: Farmer and gardener.
Edward and Frances welcomed their first grandchild, Geraldine Gollop, in Oct. 1924.
After both daughters were married, Edward and Frances moved from their farmhouse in Muskego to a small one-bedroom cottage at 6165 S. Linnie Lac Ct in New Berlin in 1929. Edward lived the rest of his life in this house.
Mrs. Frances Gross tragically died on Aug. 1, 1931 from internal injuries after being hit by an automobile as a pedestrian on July 31, 1931. Edward, walking with her on the side of the road, was injured in the same accident.
Edward Gross, who never remarried after his wife's death, lived a long life. He died at age 89 on a cold winter's night after a fall in his New Berlin home in Feb 1958.
He was survived by his two daughters, Mrs Irma (Edward) Gollop and Mrs Neoda (Milton) Cooper; 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren (born between 1950-1958). Also survived by his nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania.
My Great-Grandfather. He died a year before I was born.
Edward was the third child and eldest son of Wilhelm August Gustav (b. Nov 1833) and Amalie/Emilie Henriette (Piske) Gross (b. Dec 1839). Brother of Minna "Minnie" (b. 24 Nov 1862), Johanna "Hanna" (b. 5 Jan 1865) and Albert (b. 2 Apr 1871; d. 2 Apr 1871).
(See memorial page of his sister, Minna "Minnie" (Gross) Siefert at #6511694).
Edward had an 8th grade education in Germany (through June 1883).
As a young man (age 22), Edward immigrated to America. Records reveal it was in the year 1891 (probably summer), the year his older sister Minnie, her husband Albert Siefert, and their young son Otto, came to America (Apr 1891) and lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until the Spring of 1894. There is no public records of my great- grandfather's immigration as he deserted from the German Army in 1891 and was a stowaway on a ship bound for Canada. From Canada, he migrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked driving a tanner's wagon in Minneapolis until the Spring of 1894. He arrived in North Greenfield, Wisconsin about May 1894 (age 25).
His sister Hanna married Henry Lipke (1858-1929) in 1884 in Germany. She and her family also immigrated to the United States in Spring 1891 (I believe they immigrated with the Sieferts in Apr. 1891). The Henry Lipke family settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They had nine children together between 1885 and 1908 (however, not all lived to adulthood).
(See the memorial page for Johanna "Hanna" (Gross) Lipke at #97506309).
Nothing more is known about his parents who remained in Germany. However, I believe his father died in Germany in Sept. 1908 at age 74.
Edward's young nephew, Carl Lipke, died at age 4 in Nov. 1896.
Edward, age 29, married Franziska H. Kamrath (b. 9 Aug 1875) on Feb. 17, 1898 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Tess Corners, WI. They lived on a farm in Muskego in Waukesha County. Frances' parents also had a farm in Muskego and it's possible they all lived together for awhile in the earlier years. The couple had three children; Herbert, b. Nov. 1898, Irma, b. Jan. 1901 and Neoda, b. Aug. 1907 (my grandmother).
Sadly, their oldest child and only son, Herbie, died in Feb. 1911 of typhoid fever at age 12.
On May 4, 1914, Edward Gross became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Ed's nephew, Otto Siefert, died in Nov 1918 at age 28. His sister, Hanna Lipke, died in July 1922 at age 57.
My great-grandfather was a man short in height (just the opposite of what the GROSS surname means) but he had a big smile and a good sense of humor. I also learned that he enjoyed smoking cigars.
Religion: Lutheran. Occupation: Farmer and gardener.
Edward and Frances welcomed their first grandchild, Geraldine Gollop, in Oct. 1924.
After both daughters were married, Edward and Frances moved from their farmhouse in Muskego to a small one-bedroom cottage at 6165 S. Linnie Lac Ct in New Berlin in 1929. Edward lived the rest of his life in this house.
Mrs. Frances Gross tragically died on Aug. 1, 1931 from internal injuries after being hit by an automobile as a pedestrian on July 31, 1931. Edward, walking with her on the side of the road, was injured in the same accident.
Edward Gross, who never remarried after his wife's death, lived a long life. He died at age 89 on a cold winter's night after a fall in his New Berlin home in Feb 1958.
He was survived by his two daughters, Mrs Irma (Edward) Gollop and Mrs Neoda (Milton) Cooper; 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren (born between 1950-1958). Also survived by his nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania.
Edward was the third child and eldest son of Wilhelm August Gustav (b. Nov 1833) and Amalie/Emilie Henriette (Piske) Gross (b. Dec 1839). Brother of Minna "Minnie" (b. 24 Nov 1862), Johanna "Hanna" (b. 5 Jan 1865) and Albert (b. 2 Apr 1871; d. 2 Apr 1871).
(See memorial page of his sister, Minna "Minnie" (Gross) Siefert at #6511694).
Edward had an 8th grade education in Germany (through June 1883).
As a young man (age 22), Edward immigrated to America. Records reveal it was in the year 1891 (probably summer), the year his older sister Minnie, her husband Albert Siefert, and their young son Otto, came to America (Apr 1891) and lived in St. Paul, Minnesota until the Spring of 1894. There is no public records of my great- grandfather's immigration as he deserted from the German Army in 1891 and was a stowaway on a ship bound for Canada. From Canada, he migrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He worked driving a tanner's wagon in Minneapolis until the Spring of 1894. He arrived in North Greenfield, Wisconsin about May 1894 (age 25).
His sister Hanna married Henry Lipke (1858-1929) in 1884 in Germany. She and her family also immigrated to the United States in Spring 1891 (I believe they immigrated with the Sieferts in Apr. 1891). The Henry Lipke family settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They had nine children together between 1885 and 1908 (however, not all lived to adulthood).
(See the memorial page for Johanna "Hanna" (Gross) Lipke at #97506309).
Nothing more is known about his parents who remained in Germany. However, I believe his father died in Germany in Sept. 1908 at age 74.
Edward's young nephew, Carl Lipke, died at age 4 in Nov. 1896.
Edward, age 29, married Franziska H. Kamrath (b. 9 Aug 1875) on Feb. 17, 1898 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Tess Corners, WI. They lived on a farm in Muskego in Waukesha County. Frances' parents also had a farm in Muskego and it's possible they all lived together for awhile in the earlier years. The couple had three children; Herbert, b. Nov. 1898, Irma, b. Jan. 1901 and Neoda, b. Aug. 1907 (my grandmother).
Sadly, their oldest child and only son, Herbie, died in Feb. 1911 of typhoid fever at age 12.
On May 4, 1914, Edward Gross became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Ed's nephew, Otto Siefert, died in Nov 1918 at age 28. His sister, Hanna Lipke, died in July 1922 at age 57.
My great-grandfather was a man short in height (just the opposite of what the GROSS surname means) but he had a big smile and a good sense of humor. I also learned that he enjoyed smoking cigars.
Religion: Lutheran. Occupation: Farmer and gardener.
Edward and Frances welcomed their first grandchild, Geraldine Gollop, in Oct. 1924.
After both daughters were married, Edward and Frances moved from their farmhouse in Muskego to a small one-bedroom cottage at 6165 S. Linnie Lac Ct in New Berlin in 1929. Edward lived the rest of his life in this house.
Mrs. Frances Gross tragically died on Aug. 1, 1931 from internal injuries after being hit by an automobile as a pedestrian on July 31, 1931. Edward, walking with her on the side of the road, was injured in the same accident.
Edward Gross, who never remarried after his wife's death, lived a long life. He died at age 89 on a cold winter's night after a fall in his New Berlin home in Feb 1958.
He was survived by his two daughters, Mrs Irma (Edward) Gollop and Mrs Neoda (Milton) Cooper; 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren (born between 1950-1958). Also survived by his nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania.
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