Henry Grotsky

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Grotsky was born on 30 September 1915, in Missouri, United States, his father, Charles Grotsky, was 25 and his mother, Rosa Grotsky, was 27. He married Golda Inez King on 11 April 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died in August 1973, in University City, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in University Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Henry Grotsky
1915–1973
Golda Inez King
1913–1999
Marriage: 11 April 1942

Sources (11)

  • Henry Grotsky, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Henry Grotsky, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Henry Grotsky, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel.

Americanized form of Polish Grodzki: habitational name for someone from Grodziec or Grodzie, places called with gród ‘castle, fortification’ (cognate with Russian grad).

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Grodziec or Grodzie in Poland (see 1 above).

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

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