Abridged from The Gross Family by Evelyn Potter Park:
Hannah Clementine Gross was born May 26,1867, near Eliza , Mercer County, Illinois , the daughter of Theobald and Margaret (Morehead) Gross, both of them school teachers with a small homestead. Margaret Ann's father James Morehead wrote them from Paradise, Wise County, Texas, where he was then living, and offered to give them his farm there if they would come settle on it. Thinking a warmer climate might be more healthful, they sold their farm, chartered a railroad car, and shipped livestock, machinery and household goods to Ft. Worth, Texas. James met them at the train and took them to the farm. His uncle Jimmy Morehead was visiting there at the time. After the Gross family was settled in, James and Jimmy left them with the farm and traveled to Jimmy's farm in Defiance, Ohio, where James is said to have died.
The farm in Texas was located near the Trinity River and the climate proved to be anything but healthful. Both sons died there. Luther died of meningitis and little Theobald died of diphtheria. The heat and malarial infection caused Theobald to suffer a recurrence of the dysentery he had contracted during his war service. Needing hospitalization and medical care, it was decided he should enter a veteran's hospital. He took Margaret Ann and their two daughters, Lissie and Clemmie, to Sherman, Texas so that the girls could attend school [then traveled to the National Home for Disabled Veterans in Dayton, Ohio, where he was admitted on December 8, 1880]. While living in Sherman, Margaret Ann took pneumonia and died March 1, 1881. It is not known where she was buried, or what happened to her property.
A Presbyterian minister and his wife took the little girls into their home and made arrangements to send them by train to their grandmother, Drusilla Witherspoon Morehead, in Clay County, Kansas. When they arrived in Clay Center, word had not reached their grandmother and Uncle Wash about when they would arrive, so no one met them at the train. The conductor made arrangements with a lady who had a boarding house to take care of them until word could be sent to their grandmother … some 20 miles north of Clay Center.
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From The Winsworth Family by Hazel Winsworth VanBebber:
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls were buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late.
On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County. Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel- Mary was born. union Dare was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. The family attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife at Chandler.
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From her obituary:
In early womanhood she acknowledged Christ as her Savior and united with the Congregational church, of which she was a member at the time of her death. Her faith and hope were her strength and shield. Her life has been one of unselfish, loving service and devotion to her family. To her husband she was a trusted companion. To her children she was a wise and loving mother whose life as a Christian pointed their feet into the path of honor and uprightness.
Hannah Clementine Gross was born May 26,1867, near Eliza , Mercer County, Illinois , the daughter of Theobald and Margaret (Morehead) Gross, both of them school teachers with a small homestead. Margaret Ann's father James Morehead wrote them from Paradise, Wise County, Texas, where he was then living, and offered to give them his farm there if they would come settle on it. Thinking a warmer climate might be more healthful, they sold their farm, chartered a railroad car, and shipped livestock, machinery and household goods to Ft. Worth, Texas. James met them at the train and took them to the farm. His uncle Jimmy Morehead was visiting there at the time. After the Gross family was settled in, James and Jimmy left them with the farm and traveled to Jimmy's farm in Defiance, Ohio, where James is said to have died.
The farm in Texas was located near the Trinity River and the climate proved to be anything but healthful. Both sons died there. Luther died of meningitis and little Theobald died of diphtheria. The heat and malarial infection caused Theobald to suffer a recurrence of the dysentery he had contracted during his war service. Needing hospitalization and medical care, it was decided he should enter a veteran's hospital. He took Margaret Ann and their two daughters, Lissie and Clemmie, to Sherman, Texas so that the girls could attend school [then traveled to the National Home for Disabled Veterans in Dayton, Ohio, where he was admitted on December 8, 1880]. While living in Sherman, Margaret Ann took pneumonia and died March 1, 1881. It is not known where she was buried, or what happened to her property.
A Presbyterian minister and his wife took the little girls into their home and made arrangements to send them by train to their grandmother, Drusilla Witherspoon Morehead, in Clay County, Kansas. When they arrived in Clay Center, word had not reached their grandmother and Uncle Wash about when they would arrive, so no one met them at the train. The conductor made arrangements with a lady who had a boarding house to take care of them until word could be sent to their grandmother … some 20 miles north of Clay Center.
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From The Winsworth Family by Hazel Winsworth VanBebber:
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls were buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late.
On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County. Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel- Mary was born. union Dare was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. The family attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife at Chandler.
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From her obituary:
In early womanhood she acknowledged Christ as her Savior and united with the Congregational church, of which she was a member at the time of her death. Her faith and hope were her strength and shield. Her life has been one of unselfish, loving service and devotion to her family. To her husband she was a trusted companion. To her children she was a wise and loving mother whose life as a Christian pointed their feet into the path of honor and uprightness.
Abridged from The Gross Family by Evelyn Potter Park:
Hannah Clementine Gross was born May 26,1867, near Eliza , Mercer County, Illinois , the daughter of Theobald and Margaret (Morehead) Gross, both of them school teachers with a small homestead. Margaret Ann's father James Morehead wrote them from Paradise, Wise County, Texas, where he was then living, and offered to give them his farm there if they would come settle on it. Thinking a warmer climate might be more healthful, they sold their farm, chartered a railroad car, and shipped livestock, machinery and household goods to Ft. Worth, Texas. James met them at the train and took them to the farm. His uncle Jimmy Morehead was visiting there at the time. After the Gross family was settled in, James and Jimmy left them with the farm and traveled to Jimmy's farm in Defiance, Ohio, where James is said to have died.
The farm in Texas was located near the Trinity River and the climate proved to be anything but healthful. Both sons died there. Luther died of meningitis and little Theobald died of diphtheria. The heat and malarial infection caused Theobald to suffer a recurrence of the dysentery he had contracted during his war service. Needing hospitalization and medical care, it was decided he should enter a veteran's hospital. He took Margaret Ann and their two daughters, Lissie and Clemmie, to Sherman, Texas so that the girls could attend school [then traveled to the National Home for Disabled Veterans in Dayton, Ohio, where he was admitted on December 8, 1880]. While living in Sherman, Margaret Ann took pneumonia and died March 1, 1881. It is not known where she was buried, or what happened to her property.
A Presbyterian minister and his wife took the little girls into their home and made arrangements to send them by train to their grandmother, Drusilla Witherspoon Morehead, in Clay County, Kansas. When they arrived in Clay Center, word had not reached their grandmother and Uncle Wash about when they would arrive, so no one met them at the train. The conductor made arrangements with a lady who had a boarding house to take care of them until word could be sent to their grandmother … some 20 miles north of Clay Center.
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From The Winsworth Family by Hazel Winsworth VanBebber:
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls were buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late.
On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County. Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel- Mary was born. union Dare was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. The family attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife at Chandler.
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From her obituary:
In early womanhood she acknowledged Christ as her Savior and united with the Congregational church, of which she was a member at the time of her death. Her faith and hope were her strength and shield. Her life has been one of unselfish, loving service and devotion to her family. To her husband she was a trusted companion. To her children she was a wise and loving mother whose life as a Christian pointed their feet into the path of honor and uprightness.
Hannah Clementine Gross was born May 26,1867, near Eliza , Mercer County, Illinois , the daughter of Theobald and Margaret (Morehead) Gross, both of them school teachers with a small homestead. Margaret Ann's father James Morehead wrote them from Paradise, Wise County, Texas, where he was then living, and offered to give them his farm there if they would come settle on it. Thinking a warmer climate might be more healthful, they sold their farm, chartered a railroad car, and shipped livestock, machinery and household goods to Ft. Worth, Texas. James met them at the train and took them to the farm. His uncle Jimmy Morehead was visiting there at the time. After the Gross family was settled in, James and Jimmy left them with the farm and traveled to Jimmy's farm in Defiance, Ohio, where James is said to have died.
The farm in Texas was located near the Trinity River and the climate proved to be anything but healthful. Both sons died there. Luther died of meningitis and little Theobald died of diphtheria. The heat and malarial infection caused Theobald to suffer a recurrence of the dysentery he had contracted during his war service. Needing hospitalization and medical care, it was decided he should enter a veteran's hospital. He took Margaret Ann and their two daughters, Lissie and Clemmie, to Sherman, Texas so that the girls could attend school [then traveled to the National Home for Disabled Veterans in Dayton, Ohio, where he was admitted on December 8, 1880]. While living in Sherman, Margaret Ann took pneumonia and died March 1, 1881. It is not known where she was buried, or what happened to her property.
A Presbyterian minister and his wife took the little girls into their home and made arrangements to send them by train to their grandmother, Drusilla Witherspoon Morehead, in Clay County, Kansas. When they arrived in Clay Center, word had not reached their grandmother and Uncle Wash about when they would arrive, so no one met them at the train. The conductor made arrangements with a lady who had a boarding house to take care of them until word could be sent to their grandmother … some 20 miles north of Clay Center.
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From The Winsworth Family by Hazel Winsworth VanBebber:
William Winsworth and Clementine Gross were married December 23, 1885, in Clay County, Kansas. They lived on Peach Grove Farm to take care of his parents and their older children were born there:
Ethel Margaret, born Nov. 20, 1886;
Clyde William, born August 25, 1888;
Myrtle Lissie, born August 24, 1892;
Royal George b. Aug. 25,1890.
Both of the girls were buried in Appleton Cemetery near Green, Kansas.
In 1893, William made the run from the Kansas line into the Cherokee Strip, Grant county, Oklahoma. After a small house was built, the family moved by covered wagon to their new home.
One fall after the wheat was planted, Bill, Clemmie, Clyde and Royal went by covered wagon to visit the Gerardy family. The first night they camped on the Salt Fork, second on Cow Creek at Perry, the third at Perkins, and getting up early the fourth day, they arrived at the Gerardy home by driving late.
On July 23, 1901, Glenn Edward was born in Grant County. Needing more grass land, in 1902 the Bill Winsworth family moved to Kiowa County. On July 4, 1903, Hazel- Mary was born. union Dare was our school.
In 1913, Clyde and family were in Colorado. The rest of Bill's family left Kiowa county and went to visit the Gerardy family on the way to Colorado. Bill got a job working for Dave Evans on his Kickapoo farm. The family attended the Forest Congregational Church, which was a mile west of the Forest school [in Lincoln County, Oklahoma]. After church on special occasions, the Gerardys, Potters, and Winsworth families would gather at one of the houses, all bringing food that was enjoyed by all.
On April 2, 1934 Clemmie passed away south of Chandler. She was buried at Oak Park Cemetery at Chandler, Oklahoma. William, unable to live alone, went with his granddaughter, Wilma, to live with his daughter, Hazel, at Perry, until his death February 15, 1941. He was buried beside his wife at Chandler.
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From her obituary:
In early womanhood she acknowledged Christ as her Savior and united with the Congregational church, of which she was a member at the time of her death. Her faith and hope were her strength and shield. Her life has been one of unselfish, loving service and devotion to her family. To her husband she was a trusted companion. To her children she was a wise and loving mother whose life as a Christian pointed their feet into the path of honor and uprightness.
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