Washington Co., AR - Biographies - Petross Brothers *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Goodspeed Publishing Co Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** Petross Brothers & Co. (James Blackburn).Among the industries of Washington County, Ark., worthy of special mention are the flouring mills of Springdale, which are managed by the Petross Bros., who are also proprietors of the same. L. D. Petross, one of the brothers, was born in Benton County, Ark., in 1859, and is a son of C. and A. C. Petross. The father was born in Tennessee in 1828, and was a miller by occupation. He came to Arkansas at an early day, and for several years was engaged in saw-milling, and in 1880 erected the Springdale Flouring Mills, which he managed until 1886, and then turned it over to his sons. L. D. Petross was reared and educated in Northwestern Arkansas, and was a popular hardware merchant of Springdale for several years. He and his brothers are noted for their energy and enterprise, and have built up a large flouring trade. They have changed the old buhr process to the roller process, and are skillful workmen and thoroughly understand their business. L. S. Petross, the younger brother, was born in Washington County, Ark., in 1861, and was married to Miss Nettie Haxton, and by her became the father of one child, Earle. B. C. Petross, the third brother, was born in Northwestern Arkansas in 1855, and was married to Miss Mattie Pruner, by whom he is the father of one child, Eula.