This history of an early farm family starts with the arrival in America of Samuel's father, Theobald Gross, and is developed through three major branches and one secondary branch, for Samuel's four sons, and through shorter branches for daughters at every generation level. The index contains over 3,000 entries, including names such as Hake, Hoke, Luckenbaugh, Metzger, Miller, Smith, Smyser, and Wilt. (134pp. illus. index. hardcover. Author, 1996.)