BLOOMING GROVE COLONY

BLOOMING GROVE COLONY

Frederick Gross



Frederick Gross and family came in with the 1804 colonists, and
settled at the north side of Quaker Hill.  With his family he lies
buried in a private plot, religiously venerated, which is on the
brow of the hill a little south of the old home.  His record is
preserved upon a very old, but well kept native stone slab, bearing
the following inscription to the memory of father and son who died
of typhoid fever and were buried in the same grave:

   Frederick Gross,                    Michael Gross,
 Geb: den 27 February 1764,        Geb: 15 March, 1792
 Ges: den 24 Feb'y, 1820.          Ges: 23 Febry., 1820.
Das Gedacht ins der gerachten     Die gerechten werden weg-
bleibet im segen spruche salame  gerafft vor dem ungluck und
in 10 Capitol, ver. 7. Komen-    die richtig von suh gewandelt
zamen von ver. 1 and 2.          haben. dar Septed a 56.  Isaiah
                                 57:1.


                                                                  
A beautiful marble headstone bears this epitaph:


                 Joseph Gross
              Died December, 1898
        Aged 90 years, 8 months and 10 days
        
On another of similar style:

                  Catharine,
            Second wife of Joseph Gross,
               Died April 24, 1895
        Aged 39 years, 3 months and 11 days
        

        
        
Children of Michael and Barbara (Graff) Gross:
(Note: The original text states that these are the children of
Michael Gross, but I believe they are the children of Friedrich
Gross)

Michael, unmarried; Barbara, unmarried; John, married Dorothea
Wagner; Christina, married Jacob Scherer; Margaret, unmarried;
Joseph, married Christina Ulmer and Catharine Stall.  




  
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