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The Genealogy of the Sisterman and Grohs Families

1911 - 1986 (74 years)

Name	William Russell Grohs [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]
Residence	1911	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Birth	24 Jul 1911	Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America [2, 3, 26]
Gender	Male
Birth	24 Jul 1911	St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States [1, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25]
Residence	1920	St Paul Ward 10, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Residence	1920	St Paul Ward 10, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA [2]
Residence	Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1929	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA [7]
Residence	1930	St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Residence	1930	St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota [3, 23]
Residence	Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1935	West Point, New York [21]
William Russell Grohs - 'Best All Around Athlete' article for We	9 Jun 1936	Cincinnati, Ohio [27]
		William Russell Grohs - 'Best All Around Athlete' article for West Point graduation.
_MILT	11 Jun 1936	West Point, Orange, New York, USA
_MILT	Graduation from West Point. Ranked 144th out of 276 cadets
William Russell Grohs	17 Jun 1936	San Mateo, California [28]
William Russell Grohs		William Russell Grohs
Residence	1940	Ward 1, Montgomery, Election Precinct 1, Montgomery, Alabama, United States [21]
_MILT	12 Jun 1946 [14]
Residence	Between 1956 and 1957	Minnesota [11]
Residence	Abt 1958	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base [29]
Burial	1986	Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States [1]
Death	29 May 1986	St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
FSID	LX3J-TJ8
Residence	Randolph Field, Texas, USA [30]
Death	29 May 1986	Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States [1, 10, 11, 16, 18]
Burial	Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America [26]
Person ID	I354	SistermanFamily
Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

Father	William Henry Grohs, b. 4 Jan 1889, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA d. 3 Mar 1983, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States (Age 94 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Florence Evelyne Otis, b. 20 May 1886, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America d. 2 Dec 1968, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	12 Oct 1909	St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Married	29 Apr 1919	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Family ID	F108	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lucile Virginia Tyler, b. 27 Oct 1916, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA d. 10 Sep 2008 (Age 91 years)

Marriage 2 Jan 1937 Ort Sill [13, 29, 30]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Stephen Russell Grohs, b. 31 Mar 1942, Barksdale Afb, Louisiana d. 2 Feb 2004 (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Joseph Grohs [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Thomas Grohs [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F92 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Mar 2025

Event Map

	_MILT - Graduation from West Point. Ranked 144th out of 276 cadets - 11 Jun 1936 - West Point, Orange, New York, USA
	Death - 29 May 1986 - St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA

= Link to Google Earth

Photos » Slide Show		William Russell Grohs - 1936 West Point Graduation_A
		William Russell Grohs
		William Russell Grohs - 'Best All Around Athlete' article for West Point graduation.
		Army vs. Navy https://youtu.be/kxBjA55YxaI
		Russ and Lou Wedding. Lou's brother rear-center.
		Russ Grohs and Lucile Tyler - Wedding - Jan 1937 Russ And Lu - Lu's brother on right. Bridesmaid unknown.
		William Russell Grohs - West Point - Baseball
		William Russell Grohs - 1943
		Grohs_Tyler_Wedding_27 Dec 1936 Article
		William Russell Grohs - 1936 West Point Graduation_B
		William Russell Grohs - West Point - Football
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