My Genealogy Hound
Below is a family biography included in The History of Washington County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
* * * *
Petross Brothers & Co. (James Blackburn). Among the industries of Washington County, Ark., worthy of special mention are the flouring mills of Springdale, which are managed by the Petross Bros., who are also proprietors of the same. L. D. Petross, one of the brothers, was born in Benton County, Ark., in 1859, and is a son of C. and A. C. Petross. The father was born in Tennessee in 1828, and was a miller by occupation. He came to Arkansas at an early day and for several years was engaged in saw-milling, and in 1880 erected the Springdale Flouring Mills, which he managed until 1886, and then turned it over to his sons. L. D. Petross was reared and educated in Northwestern Arkansas and was a popular hardware merchant of Springdale for several years. He and his brothers are noted for their energy and enterprise, and have built up a large flouring trade. They have changed the old buhr process to the roller process, and are skillful workmen and thoroughly understand their business. L. S. Petross, the younger brother, was born in Washington County, Ark., in 1861, and was married to Miss Nettie Haxton, and by her became the father of one child, Earle. B. C. Petross, the third brother, was born in Northwestern Arkansas in 1855, and was married to Miss Mattie Pruner, by whom he is the father of one child Eula.
* * * *
This family biography is one of 300 biographies included in The History of Washington County, Arkansas published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Washington County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps
To view additional Washington County, Arkansas family biographies, click here
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.