George Ernest Grothman (1927 - 2015)

Born 1 Jan 1927 in Round Knob, Massac, Illinois, United States

Died 19 Mar 2015 at age 88 in Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, United States

Biography

George Ernest was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Kingdom Farm

This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.

George, son of Louis Grothman & Bertha Grothman, was born on 1 January 1927 in Massac, Illinois.^[1][2][3]

George volunteered at Watchtower's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York.^[4]

George married Mary C Caffarelli in March 1954 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey.^[5]

George died (age 88) on 19 March 2015.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
   citing FHL microfilm: 961835; Record number: 114;
   FamilySearch Record: H9TQ-W7MM (accessed 31 May 2023)
   George Ernest Grothman born on 1 Jan 1927, son of Louis Grothman & Bertha Grothman, in Massac, Illinois, United States.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 5A, line 49, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 544; FHL microfilm 2,340,279.
   FamilySearch Record: XS18-N73 (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR46-22K Image number 00088
   George Grothman (3), single son, in household of Louis Grothman (42) in Grant, Massac, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 64-5, sheet 15B, line 48, family 310, 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 856.
   FamilySearch Record: KWCN-B99 (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-Z75L
   George E Grothman (12), single son, in household of Louis Grothman (53) in Grant Election Precinct, Massac, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 20; Line: 9;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X58-2VBW (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-S47H
   George Grothman (23), single lodger, Farmer, in household of George Grothman (23 years) in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in Illinois.
5. ↑ Marriage: "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016"
   New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1954; Surname Range: A - K; Certificate Number: 07406
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61253 #992400193 (accessed 31 May 2023)
   George Grothman marriage to Mary C Caffarelli in Mar 1954 in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA.
6. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Gazette; Publication Date: 22 Mar 2015; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; Newspapers Clip: 125647347 Ancestry Record 61843 #664499268 (accessed 31 May 2023)
   Name: George Ernest Grothman; Gender: Male; Death Age: 88; Birth Date: 1 Jan 1927; Birth Place: Round Knob, Ill.; Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1954; Residence Place: Marengo; Death Date: 19 Mar 2015; Obituary Date: 22 Mar 2015; Obituary Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; Newspaper Title: The Gazette; Parents: Louis Grothman; Bertha Grothman; Spouse: Mary Caffarelli; Child: Rebecca Becky Turner; Siblings: Kathryn Grothman.