Elizabeth M. Grotz

FemaleDecember 1858–

Brief Life History of Elizabeth M.

Elizabeth M. Grotz was born in December 1858, in Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States. She married Frank S. Opitz on 21 February 1884, in Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Belgium, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years and Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Frank S. Opitz
1855–1914
Elizabeth M. Grotz
1858–
Marriage: 21 February 1884
Edgar Richard Opitz
1885–1955

Sources (6)

  • Elizabeth Grotz in household of John Grotz, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elisabeth Grotz in household of John Grotz, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elizabeth Opitz in household of Edger Opitz, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 February 1884Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States
  • Children (1)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 5

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

    Age 9

    A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 32

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

    South German:

    (Bavaria): topographic name for someone living by a pine forest, from Grotz ‘pine forest’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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