George Graf (1882)

Born 31 Jul 1882 in Bánfalu, Moson, Hungary

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Biography

George Graf was born on 31 July 1882. A record shows that György Graf, the son of Mátyás Graf and Zsussi Trumer was baptized at Bánfalu, Moson, Hungary, on 31 júl. 1882 (31 Jul 1882).^[1] On his World War 2 Draft registration, he said he was born in Abadlan, Hungary.^[2] His Social Security Application shows that her was born in Apetlon, Hungary, the son of Mathias Graf and Susan Drummer.^[3] (George had a second Social Security Application under the name George Graff, and it contained the same information.^[4])

Katherine Moser and George Graf obtained a license to marry on 31 Dec 1906 in Stearns County, Minnesota.^[5] Based on US Census and other records, they had at least the following children:

• Susan Katherine, b. 1 Dec 1907^[6]
• Martin, b. ca. 1910l d. 5 June 1939^[7]
• Anna Graf, b. ca. 1912
• Julia M. Graf, b. ca. 1914
• Ewald Graf, b. 8 Dec 1914; d. 16 April 1988^[8]
• George H. Graf, b. ca. 1917
• Joseph August Graf, b. ca. 1919
• Alfred L. Graf, b. ca. 1923
• Gregory J. Graf, b. ca. 1925

In 1910, Katy Graf, 25 b. Austria, was a married sister living in Fanning, Stearns, Minnesota, with brother Jackob Moser and his family. Katy's husband George was not present in the household. Katy has been married for 3 years, and she has had 2 children, both still living.^[9]

When he registered for the World War 1 Draft in Burnett County, Wisconsin, George said he was 36 years old, born on 31 July 1882. He lived and farmed in Grantsburg. His nearest relative was Mrs. George Graf of the same home address.^[10]

In 1930, George Graf lived in Augusta, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, with his wife, Katherine Graf, and 7 children. George worked as a laborer on a R.R. section. Hecame to the USA in 1905, and his wife Katherine came in 1890. ^[11]

George Graf, a railroad laborer, lived in Mehurin Township, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, with his wife Katherine, 5 children and a grandson. ^[12]

His World War 2 Draft Registration, on 27 April 1942 Mehurin, Lac Gui Parle, Minnesota, shows that George was born in Abadlan, Hungary, on 31 July 1882. He worked for the M & St L R R.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Hungary, Select Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Hungary Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 700879; Reference ID: 163
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Minnesota, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 598912; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. Accessed at Ancestry.com
3. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. SSN: 701129514
4. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. SSN: 475036125
5. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-GTWD : 13 June 2016), George Graf and Katie Moser, 1906. Page 10062
6. ↑ "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD3Y-FX9 : 4 December 2014), George Graf in entry for Susan Katharine, 01 Dec 1907; citing Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, reference P122; FHL microfilm 1,309,045.
7. ↑ "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD7K-JX2 : 4 December 2014), George Graf in entry for Martin Graf, 05 Jun 1939; citing St. Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, reference 9574; FHL microfilm 2,243,119.
8. ↑ "Minnesota, Obituaries 1865-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W2-JDLS : accessed 2 December 2016), George Graf in entry for Ewald J Graf, 1988; citing Gibbon, Sibley, Minnesota, United States, newspaper Gibbon Gazette Southwest Minnesota Historical Center, Marshall. ; FHL microfilm 7,618,881.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2PR-7ZV : accessed 30 November 2016), Katy Graf in household of Jackob Moser, Fanning, Stearns, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 8B, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 726; FHL microfilm 1,374,739.
10. ↑ United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Q2-XHJ : 12 December 2014), George Graf, 1917-1918; citing Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,674,511.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X387-XVJ : accessed 29 November 2016), Anna Graf in household of George Graf, Augusta, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 20, sheet 3B, line 79, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1103; FHL microfilm 2,340,838.)

    George Graf, 47 b. Austria-Hungary; Katherine Graf, 45 b. Austria-Hungary; Anna Graf, 18; Julia Graf, 16; Ewald Graf, 15; George Graf, 13; Joseph Graf, 11; Alfred Graf, 7; Gregory Graf, 5. The children were all born in Minnesota.))

12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSL8-2KN : accessed 2 December 2016), George Graf, Mehurin Township, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 37-22, sheet 4B, line 68, family 73, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1932.

    George Graf, 57 b. Hungary; Katherine Graf, 55 b. Hungary; George H Graf, 22 b. Minnesota; Joseph A Graf, 20 b. Wisconsin; Alfred L Graf, 17 b. Minnesota; Gregory J Graf, 15 b. Minnesota; Julia M Graf, 26 b. Minnesota; grandson Herbert P Graf, 6 b. Minnesota. They lived in the same place in 1935.