In looking for inspiration for my blog I looked at December birthdays & anniversaries and noticed three significant Ancestor Anniversaries. This is the first and most recent of those three anniversaries from long ago.
My great - great grandparents were married 150 years ago on 6 December 2018.
My great - great grandparents were married 150 years ago on 6 December 2018.
Augustus Ceaser Gruissy
16 May 1840 OH - 8 Dec 1915 OH
son of Christian Gruissy & Mary Grorisclauss
&
Esther Barbara Wolf
14 Jan 1836 OH - 11 Aug 1906 OH
daughter of John Franklin Wolf & Elisabeth Burkholder
Married 6 December 1868, Stark County, Ohio
They were married for 38 years before Esther's death.
Augustus was married three times. This was his second marriage.
They were married for 38 years before Esther's death.
Augustus was married three times. This was his second marriage.
Sources:
- MARRIAGE: Family History Center Microfilm #897630. 1868 - 1872 Marriage Records, Stark County, Ohio. Page 82. Augustus Gruissy and Esther B. Wolf married on 6 December 1868 by Justice of the Peace J. M. Truly.
- 1870 United States Census, Village of West Lebanon, Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio, Line 27, Page 28. The August Gurnsey family.
- 1880 U.S. Census, Medina County, Ohio; 1880; Vol 44, E.D. 199, Sheet 41; Line 26; National Archives, Pittsfield Region, Mass., T767Roll48; Note: Augustus Gruissy, Wife Esther, 5 daughters, living in Wadsworth Twp.
- Family interviews, Gruissy letters, etc.
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