William Gross b about 1790 Stanley Valley, Hawkins, TN (?d 3 Dec 1840? Fishing River TWP, Ray MO?); s/o William Gross and Mary Unknown. Military Service; In the War of 1812, Chile's Battalion, Mounted Gunmen. East Tennessee Volunteers. Served as a Pvt. William Gross m. about 1812 to Catherine Odell b about 1795 TN d 1 Jan 1896 Rockport, Atchison MO d/o Isaac Odell. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of William Gross and Catherine Odell;

I. Mary Jane Gross b 9 Feb 1812 IN d 28 Sept 1876 Atchison MO; buried Hunter Cemetery, Clay TWP Atchison MO; m. 19 Oct 1834 Ray MO to Alvis E Robertson b 17 Jan 1816 NC d 1 Jan 1896 Atchison MO; buried Hunter Cemetery, Clay TWP, Atchison MO. Alvis E Robertson m. Emma Hancock. Alvis E Robertson m. Mary Jane Odell.

II. John O'Neal Gross b 11 Sep 1813 IN d 5 Dec 1856 Richmond, Ray MO m. about 1836 TN to Turraz Smith b 1816 NC

III. Elizabeth Gross b 1814 MO d 1840 Richmond, Ray MO m. 17 Apr 1832 Richmond, Ray MO to Zachariah Clevinger b 1810 Knoxville, Knox Co TN

IV. Edith Esther Gross b about 1816 Richmond, Ray MO d 25 Nov 1886 San Jose, Santa Clara, CA m. 10 Mar 1832 Richmond, Ray MO to Charles Archibald Clevinger b 15 Aug 1811 Newport TN d 11 Mar 1899 Richmond, Ray MO

V. Jacob Franklin Gross b about 1817 Richmond, Ray MO d 5 May 1888 Richmond Ray MO m. 15 Feb 1841 Richmond Ray MO to Mary Millsap b 1820 MO; m. 15 Mar 1852 Richmond Ray MO to Dolly Ann Tarwater b 1836 Richmond, Ray MO

VI. Matilda Gross b 20 Jun 1820 Richmond, Ray MO d 10 Feb 1886 Marysville, Marshall KS m. 31 Dec 1846 Richmond Ray MO to Roland Y Strange b 26 Jul 1826 Halifax VA d 22 Sept 1908 Alton, Osborne KS

VII. Catherine Gross b about 1821 Richmond, Ray MO m. 12 Nov 1840 Richmond Ray MO to Pharris Millsap b 31 May 1819 Liberty, Clay Co MO

VIII. Stephen Gross b 1825 Richmond, Ray MO m. Mary Clevenger Stone

IX. Nancy M. Gross b 2 Apr 1827 Richmond, Ray MO d 22 May 1897 m. 16 Nov 1846 Richmond, Ray Co MO to Calvin Strange b 1825 Halifax VA d 2 Jun 1904 Marysville, Marshall Co KS

X. William B. Gross b about 1835 Richmond, Ray MO d 1866 Richmond, Ray Co MO m. Louisa Baxter

William Gross and
Nancy Unknown

William Gross b about 1790 Stanley Valley, Hawkins, TN d 3 Dec 1840? Fishing River TWP, Ray MO; s/o William Gross and Mary Unknown. Military Service; In the War of 1812, Chile's Battalion, Mounted Gunmen. East Tennessee Volunteers. Served as a Pvt. William Gross m. Nancy Unknown. (It seems that William Gross is in Letcher Co KY in the 1850 census with Nancy and 4 children. Is he still alive in this census or is this another William Gross?) Children of William Gross and Nancy Unknown;

I. William b 1841 KY

II. Edmund Gross b 1842 KY

III. Solomon Gross b 1845 KY

IV. Jemima Gross b 1849 KY

1850 Letcher County Kentucky Census:
17 39 39 Gross William 60 M Farming Virginia
18 39 39 Gross Nancy 37 F N. Carolina X
19 39 39 Gross William 9 M Kentucky X
REMARKS: "Edward" was crossed out in front of "William" in Column 3.
20 39 39 Gross Edmund 8 M Kentucky
21 39 39 Gross Solomon 5 M Kentucky
22 39 39 Gross Jemima 10/12 F