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John Edward GROFF

Male 1831 - 1877  (46 years)


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  • Name John Edward GROFF  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 2 Jun 1831  Hannover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 486 
    Death 19 Aug 1877  Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Buried in Banscom Cemetery, Kickapoo, Kansas. Findagrave Memorial# 35122247
    Person ID I486  scruggshovis
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Family Amanda Mary KNIGHT,   b. 5 Apr 1840, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1897, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1858  likely Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Josephine GROFF,   b. 29 Apr 1860, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1914, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jun 1831 - Hannover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Aug 1877 - Atchison, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • CENSUS 1850: on ancestry.com. John Graff[sic], 17, b in Pennsylvania, living with John44/Anna40, and SusanH.21, Peter17, Emily14, Jane10, MaryB.8, Susana6 Graff and the McLeod family. Location: Northern Liberties Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Note; may not be the right Groff/Graff family!)

      CENSUS 1860: famlysearch.org. John Groff, 28, b. in N.C., occupation: farmer, living with wife Amanda and 2 children (James H.2 and Josephene 2 mo.) Groff + Hiram Groff26 and 1 other. location: Walnut, Atchison, Kansas. [ts: probably not born in North Carolina!]

      CENSUS (Kansas) 1865: on ancestry.com. John Groff, 33, b in Georgia, living with Amanda23, James7, Josephine5, JohnE.3, Margaret1 Groff. Location: Atchison, Kansas. (Note: birthplace is questionable)

      CENSUS 1870: on familysearch.org. John Graff[sic], 37, b in Hanover, Germany, living with wife:Mandy29 and children:James11, Josaphine10, John8, Rober4, Ida1 Graff and 3 people. Location: Kansas.

      CENSUS (Kansas) 1875: on familysearch.org. John Groff, 42, b in Germany, living with Amanda35, James16, Josephine14, J.H.13, Robert9, Rita7, Laura5, Katie3, Cora1mo. Groff. Location: Atchison, Kansas.

      BURIAL 1877: findagrave.com. John Edward Groff, d. August 19, 1877. Buried in Banscom Cemetery, Kickapoo, Kansas. Findagrave Memorial# 35122247

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] 1870 US Federal Census, Location: Kansas, United States; citing p. 10, family 75, NARA microfilm publication M593; FHL microfilm 545,927. Found on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

    2. [S35] 1860 US Federal Census, Location: Walnut Township, Atchison, Kansas Territory, United States, citing p. 170, household ID 1216, FHL microfilm 803,346. Found on Familysearch.org.

    3. [S14] 1875 Kansas State Census.
      Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society. Found on Ancestry.com.

    4. [S21] 1865 Kansas State Census.
      Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-8. Kansas State Historical Society. Found on Ancestry.com.

    5. [S32] Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current.


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