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Pruss, Rev. Francis Xavier
Born October 31, 1870 in Trzemeszno, Poland. In 1886 came to U.S. Graduated from St. Jerome College, Berlin, Canada. Studied theology at St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis, Wis. Ordained July 11, 1897 in Berlin, Canada. From Aug. 1897 to 1904 pastor of St. Stanislaus parish, Anderson, Texas, and from 1904 to 1905 pastor of St. John, Belmont, Wis. In 1928 and 1932 pastor Sacred Heart of Mary, Groom, Texas. Address: Box 205, Groom, Texas.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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