Anna Matilda (Johnson) Grover (1886)

Born 25 May 1886 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ralph Garfield Grover — married 29 Oct 1905 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Died [date unknown] in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Anna was born in Red Oak, Iowa on 25 May 1886. ^[1]Her parents were Par Johnson and Catherine Charlotta (Johansdotter) Johnson .

In 1895 she was 9 and living with her parents and five siblings in Iowa. ^[2]

In 1900 she was living with her mother and older brother John in Iowa. ^[3]

She married Harold Grover in 1905. ^[4]

Children:

1. Harold (1907-1956) ^[5]

In 1910 they were living in Nebraska with 3 year old son Harold. ^[6]

In 1920 Anna and Ralph were living in California with son Harold G Grover. ^[7]

In 1930 the three of them were living in California. ^[8]

Their son Harold married in 1932. ^[9]

In 1940 Anna, Ralph, and son Harold (he is listed as "single") were living together in California. ^[10]

In 1950 she was 63 and living in California with her husband Ralph. ^[11]

Her death date is unknown,.

Research Notes

• Downey-1809: Is this her death record from 1953? ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Johnson/Wistrom Family bible births page
2. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQ7-98P : 11 March 2018), Anna Johnson in household of Oscar Johnson, Montgomery, Iowa, United States; citing p. 428, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,087.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LM-1LW : accessed 22 October 2018), Anna Johnson in household of Katherine Johnson, Red Oak Township Red Oak city Ward 1, Montgomery, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 7B, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,450.
4. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z2-V4RM : 28 November 2018), Ralph G Grover and Anna M Johnson, 29 Oct 1905; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 1,429,840.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2S-MMQ8 : 1 March 2021), Anita May Johnson in entry for Harold Garfield Grover, 1956.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4G-CRB : accessed 14 September 2022), Anna Grover in household of Ralph Grover, Lincoln Ward 7, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 7A, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 850; FHL microfilm 1,374,863.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH74-92Z : accessed 23 October 2019), Anna M Grover in household of Ralph G Grover, Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 461, sheet 10B, line 51, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 116; FHL microfilm 1,820,116.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCZR-DN9 : accessed 14 September 2022), Hamia M Grover in household of Ralph G Grover, Los Angeles (Districts 0501-0750), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 503, sheet 23A, line 47, family 414, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 151; FHL microfilm 2,339,886.
9. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JH-H69 : 8 December 2017), Anna Johnson in entry for Harold Garfield Grover and Juanita Fields, 18 Sep 1932; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,990.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Z6-W68 : 27 July 2019), Anna M Grover in household of Ralph G Grover, Councilmanic District 6, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-458, sheet 14A, line 6, family 292, 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 425.
11. ↑ 1950 census
12. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPDX-SXP : 26 November 2014), Annette Mae Grover, 14 Aug 1953; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L6X4-HWP

Acknowledgements

• Mary Ann Downey worked for many years researching our family trees.