Thomas Grover

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Grover was born on 17 November 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Grover, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Tupper, was 22. He married Elizabeth Heiner on 10 February 1865, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Morgan, Utah, United States in 1931. He registered for military service in 1870. He died on 24 May 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Grover
1845–1931
Louisa Ann Picton
1854–1923
Marriage: 5 December 1877
Ethel Grover
1879–1936
Louisa Winnetta Grover
1880–1945
Rosetta Grover
1882–1935
James Picton Grover
1884–1974
Fannie Joyce Grover
1887–1916
Ellen Genevieve Grover
1889–1900
Lillian Grover
1891–1953
Pearl Grover
1893–1936
Lula Grover
1895–1988

Sources (149)

  • Thomas Grover, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated

On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rakesh, Raj, Rajiv, Sanjay, Subhash, Vijay, Amrit, Atul, Harish, Naveen, Rashmi, Sunil.

North German: occupational name for a ditch or grave digger, from Middle Low German grove ‘hollow, grave’.

Americanized form of German and Swiss German Gruber .

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

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History of Thomas Grover by Himself

BIRTH, JOURNEY WEST, FARMINGTON I, Thomas Grover the third, was born November 17, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, the son of Thomas Grover and Hannah Tupper. My mother was a plural wife an …

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