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Personal data Arnold Heinrich Grau 

• Alternative name: Arnold Gray
• He was born on April 9, 1894 in Bellingwolde, provincie Groningen.
• Emigrated in the year 1903, Nederland, to, Kamrar, IA.Source 1
• He died on February 19, 1944 in in proximo, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA, he was 49 years old.
• He is buried after February 19, 1944 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
• A child of Hindrik (Hinderk) Stoffers Grau and Derktje "Dorothy" Schipper
• This information was last updated on November 5, 2019.

Household of Arnold Heinrich Grau

He is married to Sadie Huisman.

They got married on March 6, 1918 at Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA, he was 23 years old.

Arnold Gray oo Sadie Huisman

Marriage source: Welsh, Patrick, Naber_Troff.ged, (Pub. location unknown, PW, xii Mar MMV) for fact of marriage.

Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"... In the year 1903, he with his parents and the other children of the family, came to America, settling at Kamrar, Iowa. In this vicinity he resided until his mariage in 1918.

On March 6, 1918, he was united in marriage to Miss Sadie Huisman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Folkert Huisman, with Rev. C. V. Pence of Webster City performing the ceremony. ..." <>

Child(ren):

1. Richard Dean Gray  1918-1974 
2. Vernon Virgil Gray  1920-1992 
3. Lester Arnold Gray  1922-1999 
4. Alvin Andrew Gray  1923-2010 
5. (Not public)
6. Lois Fern Gray  1930-2019 
7. (Not public)
8. Lloyd Leroy Gray  1935-2021 
9. Lawrence Lee Gray  1940-2016 

Event (Alt. Marriage) on March 16, 1918 in Webster City, Hamilton Co., IA .

Notes about Arnold Heinrich Grau

Arnold Gray
Arnold Heinrich Grau

Sources: Author: Welsh, Patrick, Title: Naber_Troff.ged, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: PW, Publication date: xii Mar MMV) for name = Arnold Gray, date of birth, town of birth, & date of death.

Author: Boyken, J. Clarine, Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Centennial History of Titonka«/u», (Publication location: Brainerd MN, Publisher: Titonka [IA] Cent. Comm., Publication date: MCMXCVII), LOC # 95-61970, pgs. 349 &350, Repository: Titonka, IA pub. lib.

[Pg. 349]

"GRAY, ARNOLD 1894-1944 GRAY, SADIE HUISMAN 1897-1979

Arnold Gray, son of Henry, Sr. and Dora Schipper Gray, was born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands April 9, 1894. He and his parents, brothers and sisters came to America in 1903, settling in Hamilton County, near Kamrar, Iowa. On March 6,1918 Arnold married Sadie Huisman, daughter of Folkert and Gretje Naber Huisman of Kamrar. She was born January 25, 1897 near Kamrar.

Shortly after their marriage they moved to the Titonka area where they farmed. They were the parents of nine children:

[pg. 350]

Richard, married Iola Meinders. Vernon, married Iola Rippentrop. Lester, married Irene Ites Alvin, married Irene Rippentrop. Arlene, married Vern Rafdal. Lois, married Marvin Behrends Dorothy, married Meint Huesman. Lloyd, married Sharon Winter. Larry, married Kathleen Betels.

There were forty-two grandchildren. The family had membership in the Ramsey Reformed Church.

Arnold passed away February 19, 1944. Sadie passed away December 31, 1979."

Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil I«/u», (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Arnold GRAY * 9 April 1894 Bellingwolde (not Bellingerwolde), The Netherlands, as son of (Henry) GRAY and his wife (Dorothy, Dora) SCHIPPER > 1903 Kamrar, IA with his parents, >> west and later north Titonka, IA after their marriage + 19February 1944 near Titonka, IA # Ramsey Reformed Church cem, north of German Valley, IA
oo 6 March 1918
Sadie HUISMAN * 1897 as daughter of Folkert HUISMAN and his wife + 1979 # Ramsey Reformed Church cem. north of German Valley, IA

ARNOLD GRAY, 49 PASSED AWAY AT HOME SATURDAY

The news of the death of Arnold Gray last Saturday came as a surprise to his friends, very few of whom knew that his condition was serious. The funeral was held at Ramsey Reformed Church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by his pastor theRev. F. Snuttjer, who read the following obituary:

The Almighty God, our kind heavenly Father, in His all-wise and never failing providence, has seen fit to remove from this life into eternity, the beloved husband and father, Arnold Gray.

He was born to Henry Gray and his wife Dora nee Schipper on April 9, 1894, the fourth child of a family of seven children. He was born at Bellingerwolde, Netherlands, at which place he spent the first nine years of his life. In the year1903, he with his parents and the other children of the family, came to America, settling at Kamrar, Iowa. In this vicinity he resided until his mariage in 1918.

On March 6, 1918, he was united in marriage to Miss Sadie Huisman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Folkert Huisman, with Rev. C. V. Pence of Webster City performing the ceremony. This happy union God blessed with nine children, viz: Richard,Vernon, Lester, Alvin, Arlene, Lois, Dorothy, Lloyd and Garry.

After their marriage the young couple moved to the vicinity of Titonka. For three years they resided west of Titonka, the next seventeen years wre spent on the Mrs. Mary Bruns farm north of Titonka, and since 1936 they resided on their present farm.

This winter he contracted influenza and seemed unable to fully recover from its after-effects. About two weeks ago a severe pain developed in one of his legs and he sought relief with those of superior knowledge, but in spite of all thatloving hands did his condition did not improve very greatly. On last Friday there were indications that his condition was growing worse. On Saturday he enjoyed a light dinner with his family. Shortly after dinner he expressed a desire to take a noon-day nap but found it impossible to lie down. At his own request, his beloved wife assisted him to a lounging chair. Then [sic] it became apparent that his condition was alarming, the members of his family were summoned tohis side and at his request, he with them engaged in prayer. His last words to his family, so fitting and so comforting, were, "Let us unite our hearts in prayer." A physician was summoned but before he had arrived the deceased hadentered into the vast expanse of eternity. He passed away on Saturday, February 19, 1944 at 1:45 in the afternoon, having reached the age of 49 years, 10 months and 10 days.

Mr. Gray was a kind, sympathetic and understanding husband and father. He was a man whose heart was much pained by the sorrows and distresses of life. He knew what it meant to weep tears out of concern for his own, but also wept tearsbecause the Savior had suffered so much for sinful man. The remembrance of those tears afford us unspeakable comfort at this time of sorrow.

He leaves to mourn his early departure his grief-stricken wife, nine children, viz: Richard, united in marriage to Iola nee Meinders, of Buffalo Center; Vernon with the U. S. Army, stationed somewhere in the South Pacific; Lester, unitedin marriage to Ileen nee Ites; at home Alvin, Arlene, Lois, Dorothy, Lloyd and Larry. Also the following brothers and sisters: Henry of Titonka, Stoffer of Eagle Grove, Marie (Mrs. Dick Gelder) of Wellsbury, Henrietta (Mrs. JerryJanssen) of Thompson, and Garret of Lake Mills; one grandchild and a number of other relatives and a host of friends."

Author: Eilders, Berend, Title: "Stamboom familie Eilders," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: Genealogy On-line, Publication date: xxx Oct MMXIX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-familie-eilders-is-samengesteld-door-b.-eilders/I95574.php

"Personal data Arnold Heinrich Grau
He was born on April 9, 1894 in Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.
He died on February 19, 1944 in Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, he was 49 years old.

Ancestors (and descendant) of Arnold Heinrich Grau

Paternal grandparents:
Stoffer Jans Grau 1830-????
Diedericka de Vries

Maternal grandparents:
Hinderk Harms Schipper 1818-1897
Grandfather of Arnold Heinrich, he was 76 years old at the birth of Arnold Heinrich
Mareke Hinderks Kruiger 1825-1890

Parents:
Hinderk Stoffers Grau 1864-1936
Derktje Schipper 1865-1920

Individual:
Arnold Heinrich Grau 1894-1944

Spouse:
oo 1918
Sadie Huisman 1897-1979
...
Household of Arnold Heinrich Grau
He is married to Sadie Huisman on March 16, 1918, he was 23 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Richard Dick Gray 1918-1974
2. Vernon Virgil Gray 1920-1992
3. Lester Arnold Gray 1922-1999
4. (Not public) [f]
5. Lois Fern Gray 1930-2019
6. (Not public) [f]
7. (Not public) [m]
8. Lawrence Lee Gray 1940-2016
9. Alvin Andrew Gray 1923-2010"
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