Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Pross, Geo. Adam October 7, 1835 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Pross, Geo. Adam, Little Falls, was born in Germany October 7, 1835.  He came 
to this country in 1854, and followed farming for twenty-two years.  He had 
charge of the Fairfield road for seven years, then moved to Little Falls and 
has done jobbing and contracting since that time.  He married Miss Caroline F. 
Shakinger, and has five children, four of whom are boys.  Two of the boys are 
Pross Bros., grocers, Little Falls.  Mr. Pross was overseer of the poor in 
Manheim for two years.  He is a member of the Royal Templars of Temperance, 
Chosen Friends, E.P.M.A., Key Stone of Rochester, Reform Club, etc., and a 
substantial and esteemed citizen.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.

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