Precilla Elizabeth Gross

24 November 1862–8 February 1940 (Age 77)
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Precilla Elizabeth

When Precilla Elizabeth Gross was born on 24 November 1862, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Anderson D. Gross, was 39 and her mother, Martha Ann Drake, was 38. She married William A Robinson on 5 January 1886, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in South Carrollton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Magisterial District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 8 February 1940, in Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Scott Cemetery, Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William A Robinson
1861–1954
Precilla Elizabeth Gross
1862–1940
Marriage: 5 January 1886
Thomas Robinson
1887–
Bessie Robinson
1890–
Claud Roberson
1892–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 January 1886Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 1
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
    Age 1
    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
    1886
    Age 24
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a big man, from Middle High German grōz ‘large, corpulent’, German gross. This surname is also established in some other parts of Europe, most notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia it is also found (in Slovenia almost exclusively) in the Slavicized form Gros (see also 3 below). The Jewish name has been Hebraicized as Gadol .English: descriptive nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros, grosse, groce ’large; heavy’, also meaning ‘simple, plain’, from Old French gros ‘big, fat’ (from Latin grossus ‘thick’), a word of ancient Germanic origin, thus etymologically the same word as in 1 above.Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian, Polish, Croatian or other Slavic Gros , itself of German origin (see 1 above).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Gadol
    Grohs
    Grossmann
    Grosse
    Grosser
    Groos
    Groth
    Groce
    Grote
    Gros
    Grossett

    Sources (11)

    • Precilla Grop in household of Anderson Grop, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Percilla Grass in entry for T. H. Roberson and Lurlie Gish, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    • Percilla Elizabeth Robertson, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963"

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