. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. HENRY MILLER. farm, which is managed by his son. At pres-ent (1903) he is actively interested in theprojected electric railroad between Dixon andSterling. CHRISTIAN GROSS, farmer, China Town-ship, Lee County. 111., was born in the townshipwhere he resides. March 22, 1854. son of Rein-hart and Martha (Reinhart) Gross, natives ofGermany, the former coming to the UnitedStates in 1847, and the latter in 1846. Theyare both deceased. On Sept. 22, 1875, Chris-tain Gross was married to Henrietta W. Hat-zel, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth (Eck-hart) Hatzel. nati
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. HENRY MILLER. farm, which is managed by his son. At pres-ent (1903) he is actively interested in theprojected electric railroad between Dixon andSterling. CHRISTIAN GROSS, farmer, China Town-ship, Lee County. 111., was born in the townshipwhere he resides. March 22, 1854. son of Rein-hart and Martha (Reinhart) Gross, natives ofGermany, the former coming to the UnitedStates in 1847, and the latter in 1846. Theyare both deceased. On Sept. 22, 1875, Chris-tain Gross was married to Henrietta W. Hat-zel, daughter of Conrad and Elizabeth (Eck-hart) Hatzel. natives of Germany who wereearly settlers in Lee County. Conrad Hatzelis now deceased, but his wife still and Mrs. Gross have three children—Lillie A., Reinhart C. and Frederick C. owns an estate of 529 acres of landlocated in China and Bradford Townships, and 746 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. is agent of the Braatord Mutual Fire Insur-aace Company of Lee County. 111. In political. CHRISTIAN GROSS. opinions is a Republican, and in religious convictions a member of the Evan-gelical church. GUSTAVE P. BRECHON, farmer, SouthDixon Township, Lee County, was born nearthe city of Belfort, France, the son of Josephand Margaret (Blanc) Brechon, who came toLee County, 111., in 1S64 and settled in BradfordTownship—the father dying there Oct. 6. 21, 1893, the subject of this sketchwas married to Mary Pattat, daughter of Peterand Sylva Pattat, who were also natives ofFrance, and Mr. and Mrs. Brechon are the par-ents of five children: Rosa M., Adeline M., Adel F. and .Joseph F. Mr. Brechonis the owner of eighty acres of land in SouthDixon Township. Religiously he is a Catholicand in politics a Democrat. on. He obtained his education in CanandaiguaAcademy near Rochester, N. and when ayouth worked for a few years in his maternalgrandfathers flouring mill. Later he movedto Green Lake, Wis., where on April 30, was married to Sophia E.
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