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Name: Sylvester Jacob Gross ^{1 2 3}
Sex: M
Birth: 13 JUL 1906 in Ebenezer, Erie Co., New York ²
Death: 23 MAR 1960 in Delray Beach, Plam Bch. Co., Fla. 54yrs
Burial: Delray Bch, Palm Bch., Fla.
Baptism: 22 JUL 1906 in Godparents--Jacob Gross & Elis. Gross.
Residence:
1. 1920 in West Seneca, Erie, New York. ⁶
1. 1930 in West Seneca, Erie, New York. ⁴
Military: in None.
Person Id: I0644
Tree Id: 245603

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Parents

Father:

George Joseph Gross: Birth: 7 OCT 1870 in Gardenville, W. Seneca, Erie Co., New York. Death: 12 MAR 1951 in Erie, New York 81yrs

Mother:

Theresa Grace Gebhard: Birth: 18 JUN 1875 in Emporium, Cameron Co., Pa.. Death: 25 APR 1954 in Erie Co., New York 79yrs

Family
Marriage:

Married: Evelyn Cecilia Switzer on SEP 1929 at Erie Co., New York.¹
Evelyn Cecilia Switzer: Birth: 6 NOV 1909 in Blasdell, Erie Co., New York. Death: 13 SEP 2006 in Boynton Beach, Palm Bch.Co., Fla. 97yrs

Children:

Catherine Theresa Gross: Birth: 17 JUN 1930 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. Death: 27 OCT 2006 in Williston, Levy Co., Florida 76yrs
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Ronald John Gross: Birth: 9 DEC 1948 in Erie Co., New York. Death: 4 SEP 1976 in Lake Worth, Palm Bch., Florida 26yrs

Sources

1.	Title: Personal recollections of Linda Hobbs Author: Linda Hobbs
2.	Title: 14 Holy Helpers Catholic Church Registra of 1864-1917
3.	Title: Social Security Death Index Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007
4.	Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002
5.	Title: Florida Death Index, 1936-1998
6.	Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005

Notes

Note: 1930 US Federal Census shows Sylvester living with his parents with his wife. They had recently married, occupation was mason, building contractor. When Grandpa Gross died, he was leaving for work and was found outside. They think he died of a heart attack. He had fallen a few weeks before and was recuperating from a broken rib and there could have been a blood clot. I do not have a death certificate but this is what I have been told. Grandma called him Lenny or Leonard. His real name was Sylvester Jacob Gross. I went down to visit Grandma Gross in 4/5/04 and asked Grandma about Grandpas nick name. She told me he came by the names because the workers found Sylvester was to hard to pronounce, so at work they started calling him Lenny or Leonard. It was easier.

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