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John Frederick Groff 1826 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1826

Birth Location: Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 4 Mar 1905

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States

Father: Johannes Groff

Mother: Anna Baum

Spouse(s): Harriet Gard

Children(s): Anna Groff, Harriet Groff, Alfred Infancy, Mary Groff, Benjamin Groff, John Groff, Mary Groff, Frances Groff, Perry Groff, Harriet Groff, William GROFF, Louis Groff, Flora Groff

John Frederick Groff was born in 1826 in Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Johannes Frederick Graf Groff and Anna Mary Margaret Baum. John Frederick Groff married Harriet Gard, and had children including Anna Mary Groff, Harriet Medora Groff, Alfred Groff Died Infancy, Mary Elizabeth Groff, Benjamin Franklin Groff, John Frederick Groff, Mary Elizabeth Groff, Frances Elmira Groff, Perry Allen Groff, Harriet Medora Groff, William Albert GROFF, Louis Groff, Flora Viola Groff. John Frederick Groff passed away in 1905 in Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • John Frederick Groff was born in 1826 in Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Johannes Frederick Graf Groff and Anna Mary Margaret Baum.
  • John Frederick Groff married Harriet Gard, and had children including Anna Mary Groff, Harriet Medora Groff, Alfred Groff Died Infancy, Mary Elizabeth Groff, Benjamin Franklin Groff, John Frederick Groff, Mary Elizabeth Groff, Frances Elmira Groff, Perry Allen Groff, Harriet Medora Groff, William Albert GROFF, Louis Groff, Flora Viola Groff.
  • John Frederick Groff passed away in 1905 in Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Groff
1775 – 1849
Birth Location: Hessen, Germany
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Anna Baum
1799 – 1858
Birth Location: Hessen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Gard
1829 – 1905
Birth Location: Lick Prairie, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Children(s)

Anna Groff
1824 – 1883
Birth Location: Hesse Cassel, Germany
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Harriet Groff
1847 – 1852
Birth Location: –
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Alfred Infancy
1847 – 1853
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
AI
Mary Groff
1847 – 1869
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
MG
Benjamin Groff
1850 – 1918
Birth Location: Wabash, Illinois, United States
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John Groff
1853 – 1918
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Mary Groff
1854 –
Birth Location: Bompas, Wabash, Illinois, United States
MG
Frances Groff
1858 – 1892
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
FG
Perry Groff
1860 – 1943
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
PG
Harriet Groff
1863 – 1923
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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William GROFF
1864 – 1865
Birth Location: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Louis Groff
1867 – 1947
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Flora Groff
1872 – 1934
Birth Location: Lick Prairie, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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John Groff's Ancestors

Self
John Groff
1826 – 1905
Birth Place: Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Johannes Frederick Graf Groff
1775 – 1849
Hessen, Germany
Anna (Mary Margaret) Baum
1799 – 1858
Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Frantz (Groff) Grof
1733 – 1812
Rafz, Zurich, Switzerland
Susanna Siegrist
1742 – 1798
Rafz, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Hans Graff
1698 – 1741
Veronica Neukomm
1704 – 1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Groff's Descendants

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John (Frederick) Groff (11 Oct 1826 – 4 Mar 1905) m. Harriet Gard (14 Mar 1829 – 1 May 1905)
  1. 1. Anna (Mary) Groff (16 Dec 1824 – 18 Feb 1883)
  2. 2. Harriet (Medora) Groff (1847 – 1852)
  3. 3. Alfred (Groff Died) Infancy (1847 – 1853)
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Groff (1847 – 1869)
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Groff (29 Aug 1850 – 29 Sep 1918)
  6. 6. John (Frederick) Groff (29 Jan 1853 – 16 Mar 1918)
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Groff (Nov 1854 – )
  8. 8. Frances (Elmira) Groff (23 Aug 1858 – 1892)
  9. 9. Perry (Allen) Groff (25 Feb 1860 – 4 Oct 1943)
  10. 10. Harriet (Medora) Groff (17 Feb 1863 – 15 Nov 1923)
  11. 11. William (Albert) GROFF (23 Dec 1864 – 1865)
  12. 12. Louis Groff (1867 – 21 Jan 1947)
  13. 13. Flora (Viola) Groff (4 Mar 1872 – 11 Mar 1934)

John Groff's Timeline

2 Records

1826
11 Oct 1826
Birth of John Frederick Groff in Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1905
4 Mar 1905
Age 79
Death of John Frederick Groff in Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1826
    Event Place: Westhofen, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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