Chart | Marriage | Death| Census
Daughter of Frank Christoph Grove and Gertrude Traumann √
Wife of Joseph Preis √
Facts (with source information): Narrative Report
Chart
Primary Records:
I do so wish I could find her baptism record, but so far have failed. I found baptism records for her four younger brothers at St. Nicholas. But there is no record there for Helena.
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The marriage record from St. Nicholas is proof of her relationship with her parents as well as her relationship with her husband.
1887 Marriage License
St. Louis, Missouri. left side, middle
FHL film 007513830, image 388
1887 Marriage
St. Nicholas, St. Louis, Missouri
upper right corner
FHL film 007856366, image ?
This record is a treasure to genealogists. It names their parents. Of course, it is written in Latin, so you have to figure out what the names would be in German or English.
1952 Death Certificate
The informant is her son Fred Preis.
Census Records
The 1890 census was lost in a fire. 1940 is the most recent census that is public.
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Now you will see why the census is only a secondary source. Her name was Helena. She was called Lena. She was born in Missouri, not in Hanover. My guess is that the family spoke German and the census taker did not in 1870 and in 1880.
1870 Census
lines 9-11
Her name is Madeline Groever
1880 Census
lines 44-49
Her name is Halana Grofe
1900 Census
lines 40-45
Her name is Lina Preis
1910 Census
lines 5-11
Her name is Helena Preis
1920 Census
lines 40-44
Her name is Helen Preis
1930 Census
lines 47-48
Her name is Helen Preis
1940 Census
lines 39-40
Her name is Helen Price
