Brief Life History of James E.
When James E. Grasser was born on 31 October 1871, in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, his father, Ernst Grasser, was 31 and his mother, Mary Barber, was 24. He married Martha W. Kline on 5 March 1900, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Newark, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1929. He died on 16 March 1946, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 74.
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- James E Grasser, "United States Census, 1920"
- James E Grasser, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- James E. Grasser, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
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Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German: nickname for an irascible person or a complainer, from Middle High German grāzen ‘to scream, behave in a high-spirited way'.
South German (Grässer): from Middle High German gras ‘grass’ + the agent suffix -er (see Graser ), an occupational name for a mower, grass cutter, or for someone in charge of the communal meadows. Compare Graesser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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