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Personal data Helen Griffith 

  • Alternative name: Helen Griffith Groen
  • She was born on March 2, 1900 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL.
  • Resident in the year 1976: Shannon, Carroll Co., IL.Source 1
  • She died on February 12, 1976 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL, she was 75 years old.
  • She is buried after February 11, 1976 in Chapel Hill Mem. Gardens, Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL.
  • A child of Horace N. Griffith and Mary Merboth
  • This information was last updated on June 19, 2016.

Household of Helen Griffith

She is married to Jurgen "Georg" Groen.

They got married on December 9, 1926 at Prairie Dell parsonage, Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL, she was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Walter R. Groen  1933-1999 


Notes about Helen Griffith

Helen Griffith

Source: Author: Horner, Alice, Title: "The Horner Family Of Carroll County, Illinois (And Nearly Everyone Else)," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxi Nov MMVIII), The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alicehorner&id=I8091

"... Helen Griffith ... Sex: F ... Change Date: 21 Nov 2008 1 Birth: ABT 1900 in Illinois 1 Death: BEF 21 JUN 2003 2

Father: Horace N. Griffith b: ABT 1859 in Illinois Mother: Mary Merboth

Marriage 1 George J. Groen b: ABT 1896 in Illinois Married: ABT 1925 1

Children

1. Elmer L. Groen b: 31 JAN 1928

Sources:

1. Abbrev: 1930 US Federal Census, Shannon (town), Carroll Co Title: 1930 US Federal Census, Shannon (town), Carroll County, Illinois Note: Source Medium: Census

2. Abbrev: Howard F Griffith obituary, http://www.genealogytr Title: Howard F Griffith obituary, http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/carroll Note: Source Medium: Newspaper"

SSDI: "GROEN, HELEN b. 02 Mar 1900 d. Feb 1976 Age: 75 Last SS address of record: 61078 (Shannon, Carroll, IL) Issued: Illinois"

Author: Cramer, Roger, Title: "Roger Cramer Genealogy," (Publication location: Peoria, AZ, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xv Mar MMXVI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rogercramer&id=I138498

"... Helen GRIFFITH ... Sex: F Birth: 2 MAR 1900 Death: 12 FEB 1976 in Shannon, Carroll Co., IL Burial: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL

Marriage 1 Jurgen "George" GROEN b: 11 JAN 1896 in Ogle Co., IL (appears in 1930 Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL census)

Children

1. Living GROEN
2. Walter R. GROEN b: 24 FEB 1933 in Ogle Co., IL"

Author: Larson, Michael, Title: "Michael L. Larson," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxvii Aug MMIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2649260&id=I523710504

"... Helen GRIFFITH ... Sex: F Birth: 21 Mar 1911 in Shannon, Carroll Co. IL Change Date: 27 Aug 2003

Father: Horace GRIFFITH b: 14 Sep 1858 in Mt. Carroll, ILL
Mother: Mary MERBOTH b: 15 Jun 1876 in Mt. Carroll, ILL

Marriage 1 George GROEN Married: 9 Dec 1926 in Prairie Dell Parsonage, Ogle County, Shannon, IL ...

Children

1. Elmer GROEN b: 3 Jan 1928 in Shannon, Carroll Co. IL
2. Living GROEN"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Helen Griffith

Mary Merboth
1876-1955

Helen Griffith
1900-1976

1926

Jurgen "Georg" Groen
1896-1974

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Walter R. Groen
1933-1999

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Birthday March 2, 1900

  • The temperature on March 2, 1900 was about -1.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
    • January 23 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
    • April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
    • May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
    • June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
    • June 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.

Day of marriage December 9, 1926

  • The temperature on December 9, 1926 was between 3.9 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
    • April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
    • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
    • October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime

Day of death February 12, 1976

  • The temperature on February 12, 1976 was between 1.2 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
    • January 15 » Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.
    • February 27 » The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
    • March 30 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.
    • April 9 » The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.
    • June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
    • September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.


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