John A. Gross Mount Union, Pa. Carpenter: Born at Newberg, Cumberland Co., Pa., August 10, 1875. A son of Christian P. Gross, who was a farmer all his life. He died in 1923, at the age of seventy-one years. He married Marie Holby, who was born May, 1852, and died in 1893, at the age of forty-one years. John Gross received his first insight into an education at Mt. Jackson, Cumberland Co., Hopewell township school; he later on attended schools at Mt. Airy and Westfield, Cumberland Co.; also one year at Red Hill, Cumberland Co., Pa. He has followed various occupations; was a carpenter for years; a fireman for the Penna. R.R. for eighteen years. He has been with the Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. for one year. He is an inspector on the election board, Mifflin Co., Pa. A member of the I.O.O.F., No. 677, Mount Union, Pa. A Democrat in politics. He is a veteran of the Spanish-American War and Chinese Expeditionary War or "Boxer Uprising." He was in Co. H, Ninth Regular Infantry. Enlisted at Chica! go, Ill.; was sent to San Francisco, Calif.; to the Philippines; was there for two years; went to China from Manilla, P.I.; to Island of Samar; pacified this island. Sailed for San Francisco on U.S. transport (Hancock); was on water eighteen days; on account of one man dying vessel was quarantined for five days; he was discharged in mid-ocean. He has three brothers: Charles, a cabinetmaker and picture framer, Mount Union, Pa.; Frank, shipping clerk, York, Pa., married to Lillian Myers; William, an auto mechanic, York, deceased sisters: Harriet, died at the age of thirteen years; Viola, died in infancy; Anna, at the age of seven years. John A. Gross was married to Daisy May Leggett; she is deceased. One daughter, Violet May, married to W.H. Miller, a World War veteran, an instructor at the Kistler schools, Mifflin Co., Pa.