Johann Georg Groh (1879 - 1970)

Born 27 Oct 1879 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotta (Stahl) Groh — married 19 Oct 1906 in Grimm, Saratov, Russia

Died 4 Dec 1970 at age 91 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

George Groh was a Volga German.

George Groh has German Roots.

Family #235 in the 1897 Grimm census.

Johann Georg Groh was born about 1880 in Grimm, Russia, to parents Johannes Groh and Katharina (Fritzler) Groh.

1897 Grimm Census ^[1]

Family # 235

Head of the Household Heinrich Groh, age 32

Wife Katharina Margaretha Groh, age 33

Child #1 Johann Jakob Groh, age 1

Child #2 Katharina Margaretha Groh, age 13

Child #3 Anna Maria Groh, age 11

Child #4 Elisabeth Margaretha Groh, age 8, possibly a twin

Child #5 Charlotta Groh, age 8, possibly a twin

Child #6 Anna Margaretha Groh, age 5

Brother Johann Georg Groh, age 17

Mother Katharina Groh, age 58, widow

Sister-in-law Katharina Margaretha [Fritzler] Groh, age 40, widow

He is probably the brother of Heinrich Groh who also immigrated to the United States. Heinrich and Johann Georg had a half brother named Georg Jakob, but he is probably not the brother identified in the Schuppe Family Album as settling in Lincoln, Nebraska. ^[2]

Johann Georg Groh married Charlotta Stahl on 19 October 1906 in Grimm, Russia. The couple immigrated to the United States on 27 March 1907, departing from Rotterdam, Holland, and arriving at New York, New York.

Passenger Manifest ^[3]

Name: Johann Groo [sic] Groh

Arrival date: 28 Mar 1907

Birth Date: abt 1880

Birth Location Other: krim [sic] Grimm

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Ethnicity/ Nationality: German

Port of Departure: Rotterdam

Port of Arrival: New York, New York

Ship Name: Noordam

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards ^[4]

Name George Groh

Event Type Draft Registration

Event Date 1917-1918

Event Place Lancaster County, Lincoln City no 1, Nebraska, United States

Gender Male

Nationality Russia

Birth Date 27 Oct 1879

Birthplace Russia

Spouse Charlotte [Stahl] Groh

Declaration of Intention ^[5]

Name: John George Groh [Johann Groo]

Gender: Male

Record Type: Declaration

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1879

Birth Place: Krim Russia

Spouse: Charlotte

Declaration Number: 4603

Date Filed: 03 January 1919

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

1920 United States Federal Census ^[6]

Name George Groh

Event Type Census

Event Date 1920

Event Place Lincoln Ward 1, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Gender Male

Age 40

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race White

Can Read Yes

Can Write Yes

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Own or Rent Own

Birth Year (Estimated) 1880

Birthplace Russia

Immigration Year 1907

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 22

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

George Groh Head M 40 Russia

Charlott Groh Wife F 35 Russia

Amalia Groh Daughter F 11 Ohio

Mary Groh Daughter F 10 Kansas

Ranholdt [sic] Groh Son M 8 Kansas

Fred Groh Son M 6 Nebraska

Victor Groh Son M 3 Nebraska

George Groh Son M 1 Nebraska

Alexander Groh Son M 1 Nebraska

1930 United States Federal Census ^[7]

Name George Groh

Event Type Census

Event Date 1930

Event Place Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Gender Male

Age 50

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1880

Birthplace Russia

Immigration Year 1907

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter B

Sheet Number 9

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

George Groh Head M 50 Russia

Charolette Groh Wife F 45 Russia

Marie Groh Daughter F 20 Kansas

Rhinehold Groh Son M 19 Kansas

Fred Groh Son M 16 Nebraska

Victor Groh Son M 13 Nebraska

George Groh Jr. Son M 11 Nebraska

Alex Groh Son M 11 Nebraska

Alma Groh Daughter F 5 Nebraska

1940 United States Federal Census ^[8]

Name George Groh

Event Type Census

Event Date 1940

Event Place Ward 1, Lincoln, Lincoln City, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Gender Male

Age 60

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birthplace Russia

Birth Year (Estimated) 1880

Last Place of Residence Same House

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

George Groh Head M 60 Russia

Charalet Groh Wife F 55 Russia

George Groh Son M 21 Nebraska

Alex Groh Son M 21 Nebraska

Jo An Groh Daughter F 8 Nebraska

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[9]

Birth 27 Oct 1879, Russia

Death 4 Dec 1970 (aged 91), Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Burial Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Plot Sec-35 Lot-221 Sp-5

Memorial ID 70100645

Sources

1. ↑ 1897 Grimm (Lesnoi Karamysh), Russia Census List, Translated by Richard Rye, Compiled and Edited by John Groh, Contributor Henry Schmick; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Published 2017; page 105, family #235, Heinrich Groh family.
2. ↑ Cotton Street Times, 3 Generations in America, The Schuppe Family Album 1912-2016, compiled information by Carol Johnson and Steve Pennings, information is from documents and family papers in the possession of Schuppe descendants and allied family members. Published 2016, copy in the personal files of Julie Mangano, Round Rock, Texas.
3. ↑ Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897, Year: 1907; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 0855; Line: 18; Page Number: 111. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29JN-LH1 : 13 March 2018), George Groh, 1917-1918; citing Lancaster County, Lincoln City no 1, Nebraska, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,711,702.
5. ↑ National Archives at Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri; Naturalization Petitions and Records, Nebraska, 1932-1957; NAI Number: Petitions for Naturalization, 11/13/1930 - 10/12/1942; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCKJ-4ZH : accessed 14 November 2018), George Groh, Lincoln Ward 1, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 51, sheet 22A, line 12, family 391, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 996; FHL microfilm 1,820,996.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKY-3LP : accessed 14 November 2018), George Groh, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 9B, line 96, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1285; FHL microfilm 2,341,020.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MZ-ZNS : 13 March 2018), George Groh, Ward 1, Lincoln, Lincoln City, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-17, sheet 4B, line 73, family 78, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2253.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #70100645, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 November 2018), memorial page for George Groh, Sr. (27 Oct 1879–4 Dec 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 70100645, citing Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Stroope Veasey (contributor 47009271) .