Groff, Michael

1851 - 1937  (85 years)

• Name	Groff, Michael
  Birth	2 Mar 1851	Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GROF.M003
  _FGRAVE	28252424
  Funeral	Eureka Church,
  Death	27 Feb 1937	Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	The death of Michael Groff, 85, occurred early Monday at his home south of Claremont.
  Burial	Eureka Cemetery, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Groff, Michael
  Person ID	I1907	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Groff, Ulrich,   b. 19 Jan 1821   d. 14 Jan 1862 (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Miller, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 10 May 1826, Lauterbrunnen, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland d. 16 Mar 1904, Richland County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1846	Wengen, Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Family ID	F1442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eaks, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 26 Feb 1857, Cannon County, Tennessee d. 14 Jan 1915, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1872
  Children	+ 1. Groff, Franklin Marion 'Frank',   b. 19 Jan 1899, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 29 Mar 1971, Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F1050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1851 - Switzerland Death - 27 Feb 1937 - Claremont, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Eureka Cemetery, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The death of Michael Groff, 85, occurred early Monday at his home south of Claremont. He leaves three sons, William Groff, of Claremont, Frank Groff, of Olney and Arthur Groff, of summer; two brothers, Joseph Groff and W. C. Groff, both of Olney. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at Eureka church and cemetery south of Claremont. Published in the Olney, Advocate February 1937

  
  

• Sources

  [S1286] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Groff, Michael, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28252424/michael-groff), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12954] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Groff, Mary Elizabeth, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45157033), none. (Reliability: 2).