Kenneth Sebastian Grosenbach1,2,3
ID# 3959, (1925 - 2016)
Father | William Henry Grosenbach4,5,2 (26 Jan 1884 - 22 Sep 1972) |
Mother | Laura Angelina Glabe6,7,2 (26 Oct 1886 - 4 Oct 1962) |
Charts | Descendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe |
Ancestry | The Glabe Family |
Narrative:
Kenneth Sebastian Grosenbach was born on 20 Aug 1925 in Chatsworth, Illinois![](ml.png)
He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois,
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He moved to Tazewell Co. with his parents in 1935. He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois,
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Kenneth graduated from Washington High School.2
Kenneth was in the U.S. Navy during World War II, from 1946 to 1948.2
He was a trucker at a block construction company by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week. He also reported working 48 weeks in 1949, earning $300 in wages or salary.10
He appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois,
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Kenneth married a woman who is still living on 23 Jun 1951 in Peoria, Illinois
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He was an operating engineer for Wiegand & Storrer, an excavation contractor in East Peoria, retiring in 1988.2
Kenneth died on 15 Aug 2016 in Washington, Illinois
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Children:
Children with a woman who is still living:
The three children of Kenneth and his wife are still living.
Citations
- [S8044] Will H. Grosenbach household, 1930 U.S. Census, McHenry Co., Illinois, shows name as Kenneth S. Grosenbach.
- [S8055] Kenneth S. Grosenback obituary, Journal Star.
- [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, pg 67, shows name as Kenneth Sebastian Grosenbach.
- [S8044] Will H. Grosenbach household, 1930 U.S. Census, McHenry Co., Illinois.
- [S8045] Willie H. Grosenbach household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
- [S8044] Will H. Grosenbach household, 1930 U.S. Census, McHenry Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
- [S8045] Willie H. Grosenbach household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
- [S8055] Kenneth S. Grosenback obituary, Journal Star, shows date and town.
- [S8044] Will H. Grosenbach household, 1930 U.S. Census, McHenry Co., Illinois, shows age 4 and state.
- [S13109] William H. Grosenbach household, 1950 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows occupation as trucker and industry as block construction comp.
- [S13109] William H. Grosenbach household, 1950 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.