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Louis ROESS, one of the successful oil producers of the petroleum fields, came into the Oil creek district in 1861 from Pittsburgh, and located on the old Story farm. From this farm he subsequently moved into Oil City in 1870 and has here since resided. He was born in Germany, February 8, 1837, and in 1857, accompanied by his mother and a younger brother and sister, came to America. His father, Martin Roess, died in the old country in 1851. Louis, after leaving school in Germany, learned the butcher trade and gave it his attention for several years after coming to America. He followed it about four years in Pittsburgh and for the same period on Oil creek. From the meat business he turned his attention to petroleum and is now head of the firm of Roess Brothers & Company. Associated with him are his brother, Christian Roess, and Conrad Simmons, and this firm owns and operates some of the richest wells in the oil regions of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. Mr. Roess was married November 25, 1862, in Pittsburgh, to Miss Rachel Aggers, has eight children living, and has buried two. The living are: George, a machinist; Henry C., a clerk; Charles, a machinist; Louis, a college student; Ida; Lelia; Martin, and Loretta. The family are identified with the Lutheran church.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
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