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Gerrit Graven

Born: Sept. 1853, Sheboygan Co. Wisconsin

 

Parents: Berent Graven and Aleida Snoeyenbos

 

Siblings: Arend Jan (1841-1922),  Hendrik,  Gerhardus,  Gesiena (1847-sometime between 1870-1880),  Hendrika  (1852-1939),  Aleida (1856-1950)

 

Marriage: 12/24/1878, Sheboygan Co, WI to Minnie Te Grotenhuis

 

Children: Benjamin (1880-1934), Tillie (1886-?), Lida

 

Death: 1/24/1935 Oostburg, WI

 

From the Sheboygan Press, Jan. 25, 1935:

Oostburg- Garret Graven, aged 81, well known resident of the Town of Holland, passed away Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at his home at Oostburg following a lingering illness. Mr. Graven, a life-lomg resident of this community, was born in the Town of Holland on Sept. 27, 1854. His marriage to Miss Minnie Te Grotenhuis took place at Cedar Grove Dec. 24, 1878. From that time until twenty one years ago when Mr. Graven retired from farm life, Mr. and Mrs. Graven and family lived on the Graven homestead, southwest of Oostburg, and now known as the Henry Nyhof farm.

Mr. Graven was vice-president of the Oostburg State Bank from the time of it’s organization in March, 1908, until January, 1914, when he was elected president in which capacity he served for one year. He was a bank director continuously from March 1908 until March 1931, when he resigned because of ill health. For many years he also served on the school board of District 3 and as assessor for the Town of Holland. Although he was not a member of any church, he lived a good christian life.

Survivors are his wife and two daughters (at this point the scanned article becomes illegible)….
Mrs. Lida Van Der Laan of Sheboygan, Mrs. Louis Smies of Oostburg and ?great grandchildren Carl Van Der Laan, Robert and ??? Smies Oostburg, cannot read rest of article.

 

CENSUS:

1930 US Census, Wisconsin, Sheboygan Co, Holland township:
Garret Graven, head, age 76, age at first marriage: 25
Minnie Graven age 73, age at marriage 22

 

1920 US census, WI, Sheboygan Co, Holland township:
Garret Graven, age 66, born WI, retired
Minnie E. age 63

 

1910 US Census, Wisconsin, Sheboygan Co, Holland Township:
Gerrrit Graven, age 56, married 32 years, born WI, parents born Holland, farmer
Minnie E, wife, age 58, 4 children born, 3 alive
Tillie, daughter, age 24
Alyda Graven, age 94, widow, 7 children born, 4 alive

 

1900 US Census, WI, Sheboygan Co, Holland Township:
Garret Graven, born Sept 1853, age 46, married 21 years, farmer, born WI
Minnie, born 1856, month begins with “M”, age 44, 4 children born, 3 alive
Tillie, daughter, age not legible (1?) born June 1886, at school

 

1880 US Census, Sheboygan Co, WI, Holland township:
Benamin H. Graven, age 68, farmer, born Netherlands, parents born in the Netherlands
Aleida, age 64, wife, keeping house, born Netherlands, parents born Netherlands
Garrett, age 26, son, works on farm
M?nd, age 20, daughter-in-law, keeping house

 

1870 US Cenus, Sheboygan County, Holland township:
Hendrik Graven, age 58, farmer, value of real estate $3000, value of personal estate $700, born Holland
Eliza, age 54, keeping house, born Holland
Henriette, age 19, born WI
Garret, age 16, born WI
Delia, age 14, born WI

 

1860 US Census, Sheboygan Co, Holland township:
Berent H. Graven, age 48, farmer, born Holland, value of property $1000, value of personal property $200
Alidia B., age 45, born Holland
Arent J., age ?19, born Holland, laborer
Gesina E., age 13, born NY
Hendrika, age 9, born WI
Gerett, age 6, born WI
Alida B., age 4, born WI

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