[p. 913] a representative citizen and a very successful farmer of Slippery Rock Township, resides on his 150 acres of fine farming land which is situated nine miles east of New Castle. Mr. Gross was born in Slippery Rock Township, one mile west of his present farm, February 1, 1866, and is a son of Charles and Dorothy (Steffler) Gross.
Charles Gross, the father of Charles H., was born in Germany in 1828, and was a son of Charles Gross. Grandfather Gross came to this section of Pennsylvania from Germany in 1847 and located not far from what is now the Gross farm. His son Charles was then nineteen years of age, and he proved a good, reliable young man, who remained at home and helped his father clear and cultivate the land. In justice, he inherited the property when his father died and continued to follow farming there as long as he lived. He was twice married, (first) to Barbara Dombaugh, who left two children, Daniel and Matilda. He was married (second) to Dorothy Steffler, a daughter of George Steffler, of Beaver County, and they had four children, as follows: A babe that died at birth; Mary M., who died aged seventeen years; Charles H., and George P., who resides in Mercer County. He married Lizzie Barkley and they have three children, Howard, Walter and William.
Charles H. Gross has always engaged in farming. When his father passed away the homestead came to him and he has made many substantial improvements here and has increased the value of the land by careful cultivation. Mr. Gross erected a part of the fine buildings which stand on his property and remodeled the others.
Mr. Gross was married to Elda Mae Fisher, who is a daughter of Jacob Fisher, a prominent farmer residing near Rose Point, and they have one bright, interesting little son, Harry F., who was born December 17, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Gross are members of the United Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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