Have been seeking information on my G uncle Charles GROSS. for many years. The data I have says he entered the Civil War in 1864 at age 18. as Charles W. Gross. He was listed on the 1870 age 22 in Ross Co. OH. with his mother and stepfather Friederich Wallrodt and siblings. He did not appear on the 1880 census. It is believed he died about 1878/79 in Ross Co. OH. No obit or death record found. Have evidence he was buried in an unmarked grave in Wards Farm Cemetery in Franklin Twp. even though state records show no veterans buried there. His mother Elizabeth Gross Wallrodt applied for a mothers pension using her Gross name in Feb. 1879. It mentions that Charles sometimes used the name Wallrodt . In the war record his name is listed as Charles W. Gross, maybe the W. stands for Wallrodt ?? his stepfathers name since some relatives say he adopted Charles and his 2 sisters Sophina & Elizabeth. I have a record of Frederich taking Guardianship of the GROSS Children in Waverly Pike Co. in March 1861. I find it hard to believe a Civil War Vet. died with no obit,or fanfare or a report of his death at the County seat in Chillicothe. Maybe his family was living in such abject poverty that no body bothered to make note of the passing of this young veteran who may have died of some disease he picked up while in the service of our country. Any help or clues will be greatly appreciated. John <[email protected]>