Irene (Griffing) Schlobohm
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Irene Jennie (Griffing) Schlobohm (1904 - 1988)

Irene Jennie Schlobohm formerly Griffing
Born in Missourimap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 1 Jan 1923 (to 18 Feb 1988) in Smithton, Pettis, Missourimap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], , , and
Died at age 83 in La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of Americamap
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Biography

Early Life

Irene Jennie (Griffing) Schlobohm was born on 19 Apr 1904 in Missouri to William Newton Griffing (1876 - 1954) and Clarlita Sophia Schick (1886 - 1976). She was the oldest of six children. Her siblings were...
  1. Henry Raymond Griffing (1906 - 1972)
  2. Bessie R (Griffing) Nibert (1908 - 1980)
  3. John Franklin Griffing (1911 - 1924)
  4. Mary Louise (Griffing) Forbes (1913 - 1984)
  5. Clarence Newton Griffing (1916 - 1981)
  6. Lula Mae Griffing (1921 - 1924)
In 1910, she, her parents, and her next two siblings lived on her maternal grandparent's farm. Her father reported being a sign painter out of work for 10 weeks. Irene was not attending school at the time. [1]
In 1920, the family lived in their own home in Richland, Missouri and her father worked as a house painter. Her mother tended to all the children and all but the youngest attended school. [2] Irene went to school through the 7th grade. [3]
Tragedy fell on the family in March of 1924 when her 3-year-old sister, Lula Mae Griffing, and 12-year-old brother, John Franklin Griffing, both died from pertussis within three days of each other.

Marriage and Family

Irene married Charles George Schlobohm (1898 - 1992) on 1 Jan 1923 in Smithton, Pettis, Missouri. [4] The couple continued to live in Smithon. They rented a home and ran a farm next to Charles' parents home. [5]
By 1940, the family had moved to a farm Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri. [3]
The couple had eleven children throughout their marriage, but the youngest was still born.
Their children were...
  1. Sgt Clarence Lee Schlobohm (1924 - 1980)
  2. Cleo D. Schlobohm (1940s - 1980s)
  3. Kenneth E. Schlobohm (1940s - 2000s)
  4. Audrey L. (Schlobohm) Norman (1930s - 2000s)
  5. Norman William Schlobohm Sr (1925 - 2000)
  6. Catherine Ellen (Schlobohm) Cooper (1927 - 1999)
  7. Gerald Dean Schlobohm (1929 - living)
  8. Mona Blanche (Schlobohm) Pearl (1931 - 2015)
  9. Dorothy Lou (Schlobohm) Rosenquist (1934 - 2008)
  10. Marion Eldon Schlobohm (1940 - 2019)
  11. Daryle Irene Schlobohm (1942 - 1942).
Their son Clarence joined the military, and was stationed in Japan in 1948. He surprised his mother with a phone call from across the world. At the time, the family lived in La Monte, Missouri. [6]

Personal Life

At the 1949 state fair, Irene's canning and preserves won several Home Economics Cooking Awards. [7]

Death and Burial

Irene died on 18 Feb 1988 in La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri,at aged 83 and is buried at LaMonte Cemetery, La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1910 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BX-SY5 : accessed 30 September 2019), Jennie I Griffing in household of William N Griffing, Richland, Morgan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 2A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 801; FHL microfilm 1,374,814.
  2. ↑ 1920 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8CH-HTQ : accessed 30 September 2019), Irene Griffins in household of William N Griffins, Richland, Morgan, Missouri, United States; citing ED 132, sheet 1B, line 94, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 935; FHL microfilm 1,820,935.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K77L-DX2 : 19 December 2019), Erene J Schlobohm in household of Charles G Schlobohm, Elk Fork Township, Pettis, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80-5, sheet 1B, line 57, family 17, 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 2139.
  4. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:73VV-WVPZ : 21 April 2021), Irene Griffing in entry for Charles Schlobohm, 1 Jan 1923; citing Marriage, Pettis, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 005881311.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHNX-JXW : accessed 5 January 2022), Irean Schlobohm in household of Charles Schlobohm, Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 5A, line 35, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1218; FHL microfilm 2,340,953.
  6. ↑ Calls Mother at La Monte from Japan The Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, Missouri 12 May 1948, Wed • Page 12
  7. ↑ The Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, Missouri 25 Aug 1949, Thu • Page 9
  8. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25766538/irene-jennie-schlobohm : accessed 05 January 2022), memorial page for Irene Jennie Griffing Schlobohm (19 Apr 1904–18 Feb 1988), Find A Grave: Memorial #25766538, citing LaMonte Cemetery, La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Jamie (contributor 46934673) . Burial:
    Name:Irene Jennie (Griffing) Schlobohm
    Birth:19 Apr 1904
    Death:18 Feb 1988 (aged 83) La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri, USA




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