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[Young boys in front of Old Log, Green Bailey to far left and William Gross, seated. (?)] mccullough_II_072a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nGREEN BAILEY GROSS: At Pine Mountain Settlement School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The workers at Pine Mountain Settlement School were fond of all their students, but one in particular<\/g> seemed to stand out. Marguerite Butler<\/a>, a teacher, Evelyn K. Wells,<\/a> a secretary and later acting director, and Katherine Pettit, the School’s co-founder and co-director, appeared to take delight in this little boy’s manner of expressing his thoughts. Each of these workers left behind these anecdotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n1915 MARGUERITE BUTLER LETTERS<\/a> <\/p>Christmas <\/g>eve<\/g> supper was the very nicest of all. Again we had all candles and Clarkie\u2019s little red chimneys at every place. In <\/g><\/g>center<\/g> of the dining room was a table set for 12, quite apart from all other tables. Twelve small children acted out \u201cHere We Come Wassailing,\u201d Green Bailey with <\/g><\/g>white<\/g> beard the man of the house, Linda in long skirts and shawl and cap the lady, J ____[Jeems?] and Luther the servants, Lillie and Bessie Mary the cooks in little white caps and aprons. …Green Bailey had the time of his life toasting the marshmallows which Clarkie had in the chimneys by <\/g><\/g>candle<\/g> flame. After <\/g><\/g>supper<\/g> while we were singing carols Santa\u2019s bells were heard. The children immediately were all ready to run\u2026. In came Santa (Mr. Callahan) with a pack on his back bringing his little boy, Willie, (Wilmen <\/g>Stoere<\/g>). Last year Santa told them he had a little boy Willie so William Gross, Green Bailey\u2019s brother, wrote asking that Santa <\/g><\/g>not<\/g> bring him a thing but please bring his little boy Willie. They were so delighted they shrieked and clapped. Jeems threw his arms around Willie saying \u201cGod bless you, Willie Santa\u201d
<\/p>1917 MARGUERITE BUTLER LETTERS<\/a><\/p>Green Bailey spelled \u201cthere\u201d \u201cthar<\/g>\u201d in his story in school. I asked him how he spelled it and wrote \u201cthere\u201d on the board, to which he replied \u201cl don\u2019t want hit writ that way. Hit\u2019s \u2018thar.’\u201d He\u2019s the one at Xmas that called \u201cLookout, fellers, for your noses, thar\u2019s<\/g> Santa!\u201d<\/p>EVELYN K. WELLS 1917 Excerpts from Letters Home<\/a>
But the outside world is coming closer, with war [WWI<\/strong>] reports making us realize we must retrench. When the first news came in, Green Bailey<\/strong>, age nine, announced that \u201che aimed to fight for his country.\u201d When we asked him what that country was, he answered, \u201cWhy, Wallins Creek<\/strong>, Kentucky.\u201d
<\/p>KATHERINE PETTIT \u2013 COMMONPLACE BOOK (In Process)<\/em><\/p>\u201cI bin lyin\u2019 here a-studyin<\/g>\u2019 how blue them clouds is a gittin\u2019. I recon<\/g> they\u2019ll be a pure frost by morning.<\/p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t Arch go to get Nancy where they were going to get married?\u201d \u201cI recon<\/g> because he didn\u2019t have enough brass in his face to go after her. \u201c
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Extension work, and fundraiser in the years 1914 to 1922. Evelyn K. Wells served as a longtime Secretary from 1916 to 1931 and an Acting Director in 1931. The Commonplace Book was a collection of colloquialisms gathered by Katherine Pettit during her time as co-founder & co-director of the Pine Mountain Settlement School, 1913-1930.]<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nYears later, his daughter-in-law, Nikki Cela-Gross of Richmond, Indiana, wrote in February 2019, that even in his adult years he was an engaging person: “I loved Green. He was such a sweet man, a really good father and wonderful father-in-law. He and I would play cards and he taught me how to cook. A great man.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GREEN BAILEY GROSS: His Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Green Bailey Gross was born on June 15, 1908, in Harlan, Kentucky, to John Gross, a coal miner, and Mary (Simpson) Gross. After he left school<\/g> he met and married a woman named Syble. They had one son and then divorced. Later, he married Inidia<\/g> Merritt, who was born in Harlan and was 15 years younger than Green Bailey. They had seven children, the first four of them born in Harlan. Their names were Norma Jean, Tracey Cecil, Green Bailey Jr, Billy John, Henry Jackson, Carolyn Sue, and Gary Wayne. Carolyn died in September 1986, Norma died in October 2017. Bill Gross, who assisted with this biography of his father, served for 22 years in the Marine Corps, realizing Green Bailey Gross’s dream of serving his country. He and Nikki Cela-Gross have been married for 52 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe family eventually moved to Richmond, Indiana, where Green worked in a factory. Green Bailey Gross passed away on April 1, 1978. He is buried at Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Indiana.
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NOTE: PMSS school records for Green Bailey Gross have not yet been located in the PMSS archives. They may have been lost in the Burkham Schoolhouse fire of 1919, as his school dates coincide with the period of time that the first Schoolhouse was in existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[Young boys in front of Old Log, Green Bailey Gross to far left and William Gross, seated (?)] mccullough_II_072a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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GREEN BAILEY GROSS: At Pine Mountain Settlement School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The workers at Pine Mountain Settlement School were fond of all their students, but one 1915 MARGUERITE BUTLER LETTERS<\/a> <\/p> Christmas 1917 MARGUERITE BUTLER LETTERS<\/a><\/p> Green Bailey spelled \u201cthere\u201d \u201c EVELYN K. WELLS 1917 Excerpts from Letters Home<\/a> KATHERINE PETTIT \u2013 COMMONPLACE BOOK (In Process)<\/em><\/p> \u201cI bin lyin\u2019 here a- \u201cWhy didn\u2019t Arch go to get Nancy where they were going to get married?\u201d \u201cI Years later, his daughter-in-law, Nikki Cela-Gross of Richmond, Indiana, wrote in February 2019, that even in his adult years he was an engaging person: “I loved Green. He was such a sweet man, a really good father and wonderful father-in-law. He and I would play cards and he taught me how to cook. A great man.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green Bailey Gross was born on June 15, 1908, in Harlan, Kentucky, to John Gross, a coal miner, and Mary (Simpson) Gross. After he left The family eventually moved to Richmond, Indiana, where Green worked in a factory. Green Bailey Gross passed away on April 1, 1978. He is buried at Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Indiana. NOTE: PMSS school records for Green Bailey Gross have not yet been located in the PMSS archives. They may have been lost in the Burkham Schoolhouse fire of 1919, as his school dates coincide with the period of time that the first Schoolhouse was in existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Title<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Green Bailey Gross<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Identifier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
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But the outside world is coming closer, with war [WWI<\/strong>] reports making us realize we must retrench. When the first news came in, Green Bailey<\/strong>, age nine, announced that \u201che aimed to fight for his country.\u201d When we asked him what that country was, he answered, \u201cWhy, Wallins Creek<\/strong>, Kentucky.\u201d
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Extension work, and fundraiser in the years 1914 to 1922. Evelyn K. Wells served as a longtime Secretary from 1916 to 1931 and an Acting Director in 1931. The Commonplace Book was a collection of colloquialisms gathered by Katherine Pettit during her time as co-founder & co-director of the Pine Mountain Settlement School, 1913-1930.]<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nGREEN BAILEY GROSS: His Life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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