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William Faust Groff 1876–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1876

Birth Location: Dixon, Lee, Illinois

Death Date: 1884

Death Location: Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas

Father: Elam Groff

Mother: Josephine Metzler

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In 1876, William Faust Groff entered the world in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, born to Elam Hoover Groff And Josephine Elizabeth Metzler. William Faust Groff passed away in 1884 in Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas.

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Biography

  • In 1876, William Faust Groff entered the world in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, born to Elam Hoover Groff And Josephine Elizabeth Metzler.
  • William Faust Groff passed away in 1884 in Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas.

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William Groff's Ancestors

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William Groff
1876–1884
Birth Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois
Parents
Elam Hoover Groff
1847–1933
Josephine (Elizabeth) Metzler
1854–1910
Grandparents
Benjamin Groff
1815–1892
smithville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Hoover
1816–1898
Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mikel Groff
1783–1851
John Hoover
–1856
Mary Herr
1779–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graft
1753–1819
Susanna Kendig
1758–1827
Anna Miller
1745–1812

William Groff's Timeline

2 Records

1876
1876
Birth of William Faust Groff in Dixon, Lee, Illinois
Dixon, Lee, Illinois
1884
1884
Age 8
Death of William Faust Groff in Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas
Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas

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