Could be the same family. "Gross" means "big" in German; "grosser" means "bigger." -----Original Message----- >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 28, 2010 8:26 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Census and Marriage Help > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: josie8862 >Surnames: Gross, Grosser, Grocer, Derr >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.schuylkill/11957.2.1/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >There was a Grosser/Grocer/Gross family located in Schuylkill county. >My g grandfather was a John Lewis Gross born Jul 29,1877 to a Charles Gross and Catherine Derr. I can find no record of Charles except on John's death cert. >But anyway, there was/is a Grosser family located in the same area Ashland and Lavelle. And because of 2 obituaries of my family one from 1936 and another from 1952, they are listed as Grosser. It does have me wandering if the name was Grosser instead of Gross? > >Important Note: >The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message