Stephen Decatur Bross [SEP] date of death
Stephen Decatur Bross
Stephen A. Decatur (born 1813, died 1888 or 1889), born Stephen Decatur Bross and often referred to as Commodore Decatur, was one of the earliest settlers in Nebraska. He was the namesake and one of the incorporators of Decatur, Nebraska, the second-oldest settlement in Nebraska.
Biography.
Decatur was born in Sussex County, New Jersey, one of eleven children of Moses Bross and Jane Winfield Bross. He attended Williams College during the 1830s, rooming with his twin brother William
, insomuch as contemporary research can tell, not related to the German form. (Examples include Brosseau and Brossard.)
In popular culture.
- In the fictional Star Wars universe, Bross is the name of a starfighter pilot in the New Republic's Gold Squadron.
Prominent people surnamed Bross.
- Eric Bross
- Mal Bross
- Rebecca Bross
- Simón Bross
- Stephen Decatur Bross
- Terry Bross
- William Bross
See also.
- Mount Bross (A mountain summit