Gross, Romanus
Castroville
Medina County, Texas
St. Louis Cemetery
29 20.978' N 98 53.130' W
KILLED BY INDIANS 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LA COSTE, TEXAS JULY 11, 1867 FATHER--ROMANUS GROSS BORN 1815 IN FRANCE SON GEORGE GROSS BORN 1848 IN FRANCE IMMIGRANT PIONEER SETTLERS OF MEDINA AND BEXAR COUNTIES IN 1849 FROM GUNDOLSHEIM ALSACE, FRANCE. ROMANUS AGE 51, GEORGE AGE 19, WERE ATTACKED BY INDIANS WHILE CUTTING FENCE POST ON MICHAEL KAUFFMAN LAND NEAR THE FORMER IDLEWILDE COMMUNITY, BEXAR CO.