Biographical Sketch of August Gross, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** August Gross, cooper. This enterprising workman was born in New York City, March 27, 1854, and when ten years of age came to Missouri with his parents, his father and family locating in Weston, Platte County. There our subject was raised, educated and partially learned his trade. He worked as journeyman at various points, eventually lo- cating in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1874. He is well up in the business in all its branches and does a large amount of work. In 1880, Miss Lizzie Veosteen became his wife. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================