Jennie Catherine Groves1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24555, (1888 - 1955)
FatherSolomon Groves4,3,5 (Aug 1846 - 24 May 1927)
MotherRuth Ann Hakes3,5,6 (abt 1858 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 12 Mar 1888, Adams Co., Ohio7,8,9,10
Marriage: 20 Feb 1904, Highland Co., Ohio, Lawrence Martin (13 Mar 1874 - 12 Jan 1941)11
Divorce: before 1911, Lawrence Martin (13 Mar 1874 - 12 Jan 1941)12,13
Marriage: 22 Jan 1911, Highland Co., Ohio, Elijah Elsworth Wilson (15 Jan 1891 - 26 Dec 1924)14
Divorce: May 1914, Highland Co., Ohio, Elijah Elsworth Wilson (15 Jan 1891 - 26 Dec 1924)15,16
Marriage: 4 Sep 1915, Highland Co., Ohio, Charles Everett Brose (4 Sep 1877 - 7 Dec 1957)17,18,19
Death: 16 Jul 1955, Highland Co., Ohio20,21,22
Burial: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio23
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Jennie Catherine Groves was born on 12 Mar 1888 in Adams Co., Ohio.7,8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Bratton Twp., Adams Co., Ohio, in the household of her father, Solomon Groves.4
     Jennie married first Lawrence Martin, son of Anton Martin and Otillia Fick, on 20 Feb 1904 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. W. A. Deaton officiating. He had previously been married to Grace B. Mills.11
     Jennie and Lawrence were divorced before 1911, and probably before 1910. No record of the divorce has been found, but in 1910 he was living in Portland, Oregon, and claiming to be single. She reported she was divorced when she married again in 1911.12,13
     JennieJennie has not been found in the 1910 census, but she was apparently living in Highland Co. In her application for marriage license the following January she said she was living in Greenfield, and her occupation was house work.5
     Jennie married second Elijah Elsworth Wilson, son of William A. Wilson and Maggie Cassidy, on 22 Jan 1911 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. G. C. McKibben officiating, with the consent of his mother since he was under age.14
     Jennie filed for divorce from Elijah in Highland Co., Ohio, Common Pleas court in May 1914, on the grounds of neglect of duty. She charged that he had been dissipated and had failed to provide her with the common necessities of life, so that she has been compelled to live by her own exertions and labors, and that in March 1912 he deserted her and that since then she had not heard from him. She asked for a divorce and that she be restored to her maiden name of Jennie Martin. The divorce was subsequently granted.15,16
     Jennie married third Charles Everett Brose, son of William Joseph H. Brose and Edna Caroline Shaffer, on 4 Sep 1915 in Highland Co., Ohio, with Rev. B. F. Smith officiating. He had previously been married to Bessie Gertrude Warman.17,18,19
     Jennie and Charles appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Liberty Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, on Haub Rd., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. His children by his prior marriage, Merle, Myrtle, Audie and James, were listed as living with them, as was his father.24
     Jennie and Charles moved to Montgomery Co. before 1930. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at 1529 Richard St., enumerated 6 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and did not own a radio. His children Merle, Myrtle and James were listed as living with them.25
     Jennie and Charles returned before 1940. They appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, on May Hill Rd., enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $8 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935.26
     Jennie and Charles appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Highland Co., Ohio, enumerated 6 Apr 1950, reporting they lived on a farm. Her 14-year-old nephew James Groves was listed as living with them.27
     Jennie died on 16 Jul 1955 in Highland Co., Ohio, at age 67.20,21,22 She was buried in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.23

Children:
     Child with Lawrence Martin:

  • Clarence Martin28 (Nov 1904 - 26 Jul 1906)

Children:
     There were no children with Elijah Elsworth Wilson

Children:
     There were no children with Charles Everett Brose

Citations

  1. [S13787] Jennie Catherine Brose obituary, The Journal Herald.
  2. [S13778] Solomon Groves household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adams Co., Ohio, shows name as Janie C. Groves.
  3. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:165, no. 6699, Lawrence Martin and Jennie Grove.
  4. [S13778] Solomon Groves household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adams Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:539, no. 10361, Elijah Wilson and Jennie Martin.
  6. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin.
  7. [S13778] Solomon Groves household, 1900 U.S. Census, Adams Co., Ohio, shows month and year, as Mar 1877, age 13, and state.
  8. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:165, no. 6699, Lawrence Martin and Jennie Grove, shows age 16 on 3 Mar 1903, town, as Dallas, and state.
  9. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:539, no. 10361, Elijah Wilson and Jennie Martin, shows age 22 on 12 Mar 1911 and county.
  10. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin, shows age 27 on 12 Mar 1915, county, and state.
  11. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 15:165, no. 6699, Lawrence Martin and Jennie Grove, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S13786] Edward J. Comstock household, 1910 U.S. Census, Multnomah Co., Oregon, shows Lawrence Marten, age 31, born in Ohio, single, occupation molder, as a lodger.
  13. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:539, no. 10361, Elijah Wilson and Jennie Martin, shows her as married once before, and divorced.
  14. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:539, no. 10361, Elijah Wilson and Jennie Martin, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  15. [S13784] "Court News Is All Here," The News-Herald, 2 Apr 1914.
  16. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin, shows she had been married twice before and was divorced.
  17. [S13702] Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 17:501, no. 11532, Charles E. Brose and Jennie Martin, shows date, county, state, and officiant, and he had been married once before and she had been married twice before.
  18. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows married.
  19. [S13774] Charles Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 14.
  20. [S13787] Jennie Catherine Brose obituary, The Journal Herald, shows died Saturday, at Highland Community hospital.
  21. [S13758] Charles Brose obituary, The Press Gazette, shows date.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90728866, Jennie C Groves Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90728866, Jennie C Groves Brose, includes tombstone photo.
  24. [S13707] Charles E. Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  25. [S13774] Charles Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio.
  26. [S13775] Chas Brose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  27. [S13777] Charles E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio.
  28. [S13779] Clarence Martin, Record of a Death in Philadelphia.