Caroline Gruissy Boerngen
Daughter of Christian
Gruissy & Mary Grorisclauss
Wife of Amelius
Boerngen
Caroline is my 2nd
great grand aunt
This newspaper account of Caroline's "90th birthday anniversary" includes a list of guests, many of whom are relatives. I have been able to identify a few of those guests.
Celebrated
90th anniversary. Mrs. Caroline [Gruissy] Boerngen, mother of George
and Albert Boerngen, of State ave., NE, celebrated her 90th birthday
anniversary Wednesday afternoon at the home of the Rev. A. E. Boerngen of State
ave., NE. She received many beautiful gifts. A covered dish dinner was served
and was followed by a program of vocal and instrumental music, readings and
recitations.
The
rev. and Mrs. F. B. Hax of St. Paul’s Lutherna church were among the guests.
Mrs. Boerngen is one of the oldest members of St. Paul’s church. Mr. Hax held a
brief birthday service for his aged parishioner.
The
following persons were present:
[My notes on
the guests are in green.]
George
Boerngen of Canton [son of Caroline & Amelius b c 1872 OH]
William
Gray, Viola Gray, Robert Gray, Gloria Gray and Betty J Gray of Willowdale [note: Robert Gray, great grandson of Caroline]
Ralph,
Bertha, Frank and William and Hazel Boerngen [Ralph, grandson of Caroline]
Paul,
Ethel and Walter Dannemiller [Ethel, granddaughter of Caroline b 1902]
Bertha
Smith
Gene
and Lucy Schneider of Canton
Maude
Burkatt
The
Rev. William J Rueffley, Olivia Rueffley
Francis
Gilt
Nettie
McIntosh
Carl
Frantz
Otis
Stover, Mrs. Bessie Stover, and Joy Stover of Massilon
Philip
Creasy and Mary Creasy of Beach City [half brother of Caroline b 1868 OH]
William
Mann, Dorothy Mann, Dolly Mann, John Mann [note: Albert John Mann, great grandson of Caroline}
Lillian
Snyder and Vernon Snyder of Massillon
Mrs.
Harold Swagler and Harold Swagler [Harold, great grand nephew of Caroline]
Elizabeth
[Moore] Good of Seville [grand niece of Caroline b 1892 OH]
Harry
Creasy and Norma Jean Creasy of Beach City [Harry, son of half brother of
Caroline]
Mearl,
Marion, Richard, Norman and Ronnie Covell [Marion, granddaughter of Caroline n
1907]
Thomas
Swineford of Canton [grandson in law of Caroline]
Lee
V. Lantzer, Margaret Lantzer and Augusta Lantzer of Massillon
Seth
Morrison and Margaret Morrison of Creston [Margaret, niece of Caroline b 1861
OH]
Albert,
Dora and Helen Morrison of Rittman [Albert, grandnephew of Caroline]
Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Halderbaum
Emma
Kratsch
Mrs.
Krayer
Homer
Matson of Massillon
Louis
Boerngen, Ruth Boerngen, Florence Boerngen
Ida
Kenny and Gloria Kenny of Canton
The
Rev. A. E. Boerngen and Francis M. Boerngen of Massillon. [son of
Caroline b c 1878]
Note:
Caroline and Amelius Boerngen had a third son, Franklin L. Boerngen, 1874 –
1907.
Source: Celebrated 90th anniversary (Massilon,
OH: The Evening Independent, 12 Oct 1933) 5; digital image, Newspapers.com:
accessed March 2018.
Note on Family Chart: The name of Caroline's mother is under further research.
Singers and recitations! The events of big parties of years past were so different from what we do today. I have a newspaper account of an ancestor’s anniversary party and it included vocalists and readings too.
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