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...
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 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
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 3.03.1 "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ 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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