Family/Spouse: NN Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Bef 1994, USA; Diakon.

Notes:

Occupation:
Mr. Grosser served as a Deacon, member of Board of Missions, Adult SS Class Teacher 1958-1972, Chairman of Board of Trustees of Northern Baptist Theo. Seminary, 1938-1970, Moderator North American Baptist Gen. Conf. 1952-1958, VP American Bible Society and Chicago Bible Society. - from personalities of the West and Midwest, Am. Bio. Institute 1972-73.

Buried:
Forest Home Cemetery

Walter married Irma L. Schroeder, "Grosser". Irma was born on 29 Dec 1900 in Nebraska, USA; died on 21 Nov 1988 in LaGrange, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried after 21 Nov 1988 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Foreldre var Otto Schroeder og Lydia Kruse.

Buried:
Forest Home Cemetery.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1904, Illinois, USA; Bank- og forsikringsmann.

Notes:

Occupation:
He was employed in the auditing department of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago, then came to the Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank.

When the Harlem State Trust & Savings Bank was organized in 1904, he became cashier.
He later became president and continued in that office until the bank was consolidated with Forest Park State Bank until the bank closed in 1931.

After that he was in the insurance business.

Buried:
Forest Home Cemetery.

Excerpts from the Forest Review newspaper, July 8, 1938: Funeral services were held at the (German) Baptist Church, Harlem Ave. and Dixon, of which he was an active member. He was born in Kankakee, and with his parents came to Forest Park, then Harlem, in 1874. Their home was at the southwest corner of Madison St. and Beloit Ave., which property remained in the family until the present business block was elected about 10 years ago.

He was employed in the auditing department of the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago, then came to the Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank. When the Harlem State Trust & Savings Bank was organized in 1904, he became cashier. He later became president and continued in that office until the bank was consolidated with Forest Park State Bank until the bank closed in 1931. After that he was in the insurance business.

He was elected Village Clerk for Forest Park in 1902 and served for six years. He was a member of the first board of education of Proviso Twp. High School. He served as national treasurer of the German Baptist Missionary Society for many years, and was chairman of Merchants Division of Forest Park Chamber of Commerce in 1931 and 1932.

After the death of his wife, Tina Fellman, he married Judith Olson (1894-1988) in 1928 and they had one son, William Frederick Grosser, Jr.(1931-1982).

William married Tina Fellmann, "Grosser" before 1896. Tina was born on 13 Aug 1869 in Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Jul 1925 in River Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried after 20 Jul 1925 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Foreldre var Jacob Fellman (1837 - 1918) og Mary Snyder Fellman (1843 - 1929).

Buried:
Forest Home Cemetery.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 04 Jun 1865, USA
• Occupation: Bef 1866, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Smed.
• Residence: Aft 1867, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Abt 1872, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; Madison Street, Harlem.
• Naturalization: 17 Oct 1876, Cook, Illinois, USA; Amerikansk statsborger (27.oktober?).

Notes:

Birth:
Sønn av Frederick Grosser og Rosina Legler.

Immigration:
Reiste fra Hamburg 18.mai 1865 med Britannia.
Reisen gikk via Hull og Liverpool.

I sistnevnte by gikk han av og reiste videre til USA med Pennsylvania 23.mai. Ankomst New York den 4.juni.

Occupation:
I 1866 Chicago City Directory publisert av Edwards, er August Grosser nevnt som blacksmith, H.Enthof, Schroer & co, resident 118 Liberty.

Firmaet Enthof, Schroeder & Co er i 1865 nevnt som wagon makers, 48 Canal, altså beliggende like vest for Chicago River.

Før 1893 har han en butikk i Beloit og Madison i Forest Park.

Bildet av denne butikken er tatt i 1893.

He established and operated a blacksmith shop in Forest Park which served the horse drawn trolley line for several years. He and his family helped establish and were active members of Forest Park Baptist Church.

Høyde ca 6'6", og vekt ca 350 lbs.

Residence:
Like etter bryllupet flyttet de to til Kankakee, hvor de bodde i 4-5 år. Deres første 3 barn er født her.

Residence:
Bodde i 162 Madison Street (nevnt her ved flere anledninger 1892-1907).

I mellom 1908 og 1916 er adressen nevnt som 7502 Madison Street.

Died:
Dødsårsak: Fatty degeneration of heart.

Buried:
Forest Home Cemetery.

Frederick married Christina Dorothea Friederike Vorass, "Grosser" in 1867 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Christina (daughter of Georg Johann Karl Vorass and Johanna Sophia Christine Zinow, "Vorass") was born on 30 Sep 1841 in Templin, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Tyskland; was christened on 02 Nov 1841 in Templin, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Tyskland; died on 24 Mar 1887 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Mar 1887 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 03 Jul 1859, Templin, Uckermark, Brandenburg, Tyskland

Notes:

Birth:
Ruthenberg

Christened:
Rutenberg

Died:
Harlem var hennes hjem ved hennes død.

Dødsårsaken er oppgitt å være consumption.

Buried:
Forest Home Cemetery.