Brief Life History of Charles William
When Charles William GROVE was born on 12 November 1916, in Stoystown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Robert Francis Grove, was 32 and his mother, Golden Olive Johnson, was 23. He married Dorothy Pearl LANDERS on 17 April 1938, in Hooversville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 31 January 1988, in Sonoma, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Windsor, Sonoma, California, United States.
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- Charles W Grove, "United States Census, 1930"
- Charles William Grove, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Charles William Grove, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a grove or thicket, from Middle English grove, Old English grāf, or a habitational name from any of various places so named.
English (of French Huguenot origin): Anglicized form of French Le Groux (see Groux ) or Le Greux.
German: northern variant of Grob .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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