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Personal data Minnie Groen 

  • Alternative name: Minnie Groen White
  • She was born on January 8, 1888 in Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL.
  • Resident in the year 1978: Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD.
  • She died July 1978 in fortasse, somewhere in SD, she was 90 years old.
  • A child of Jan Harms Groen and Remda Ennenga
  • This information was last updated on July 2, 2010.

Household of Minnie Groen

She is married to George White.

They got married on July 1, 1908 at Canton, Lincoln Co., SD, she was 20 years old.

George White oo Minnie Groen

Marriage source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg. 761. Dallas TX library # CGC R978.3391 H673 <>

Child(ren):

  4. (Not public)
  5. Ethel White  1913-1998 


Notes about Minnie Groen

Minnie Groen

Source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pgs. 404 & 761. Dallas TX library # CGC R978.3391 H673

'George and Minnie White Family

'George White was the oldest son of Daniel W. White and Ann Dora Keller White. He was born in the vicinity of Fairview, in 1875. they moved to Delaware Township and homesteaded there when George was a small boy. He attended Mt. HopeSchool all eight years. He attended the University of South Dakota at Vermillion for one year, at times riding a bicycle to Vermillion. He then farmed with his father and did some carpenter work.

On July 1, 1908, he was married to Minnie Groen at Canton. Minnie Groen was born in Freeport, Ill., in 1888. She was the daughter of Jon and Remda Groen who were both born in Germany. She was educated in the Lincoln Center and PleasantView Schools.

George and Minnie lived on nearby farms. Both farms are still owned by family members. After their marriage they lived on a farm now owned by G. Edward Johnson. They then moved to the family farm when George's parents moved toCenterville, S.D.

They were the parents of five daughters, three of them passing away in infancy. Their living daughters are Mrs. Edith White Ulberg, Lennox, and Mrs. Ethel White Monson, Lennox. They had three granddaughters, Joyce, Jean, and RobertaMonson. They continued to make thier home on the same farm until 1940 when they moved to Centerville. They lived in his parents' home for ten years. They then moved to Lennox, where they built a new home. They lived there until theirdeath. George passed away in 1955 and Minnie in 1978, the last member of a family of 11.'

The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg. 761, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

1900 Delaware Twp., Lincoln Co., SD census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

1900 census - Minnie Green, daug, fem, born Jan 1888, age 12, single, born IL

Jan & Remda Groen article in Lennox SD history.

SSDI: 'MINNIE WHITE b. 8 Jan 1888 d. Jul 1978 last SS res.: 57039 (Lennox, Lincoln, SD) Issued: South Dakota' <>

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    Birthday January 8, 1888

    • The temperature on January 8, 1888 was about 6.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
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      • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
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    Day of marriage July 1, 1908

    • The temperature on July 1, 1908 was between 11.3 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
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